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• M2 Bailey bridge (sets) [an all purpose (i.e. tactical and line of communication) prefabricated steel panel bridge designed for portability and speed of erection]

• mail and diplomatic pouch unit; MDPU [in charge of the mail and documents dispatched through the diplomatic pouch] see also: force post office

• main battle tank; MBT; battle tank [Tank, designed for mechanized warfare, combining firepower, armor, and maneuverability. (Examples for MBT: M - 1 Abrams (US); Leopard 2 (GE); Challanger (UK)]

• main supply route; MSR [the route designated within an area of operations over which the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operations]

• maintenance; maint [ 1. All action taken to retain materiel in or to restore it to a specified condition. It includes: inspection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and reclamation. 2. All supply and repair action taken to keep a force in condition to carry out its mission. ] see also: maintenance level; first, second, third, fourth line maintenance; servicing

• maneuver (to); manoeuvre [ 1. A movement to place ships or aircrafts in a position of advantage. 2. A tactical exercise carried out at sea, in the air, on the ground, or on a map in imitation of an operation. ]

• marking [1. of boundary lines, cease-fire lines and zones of separation on the ground; 2. of permanent border] see also: delineation

• marshalling area; MA [unit preparation area, close to departure airfields] see also: area of deployment; staging area; assembly area

• matching arrangements; (peace-keeping) partnerships arrangements [partnerships (proposed) under the UNSAS between Member States with complementary strengths, e.g. between those willing to provide troops and those willing to provide equipment for deployment; such matching arrangements should extend to training, not exclusiveley on designated equipment] see also: equipment-operating country; equipment-providing country; affiliation

• mechanized [with use of tanks armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, trucks, etc.; not to be confused with "motorized"] see also: motorized

• medic see also: corpsman

• medical see also: aeromedical evacuation; medical evacuation; medical officer; medical service; medical support; medical treatment

• medical capacity [the quantitative potential of the medical support system to collect, treat and evacuate patients; it does not measure qualitative aspects of that support] see also: medical capability

• medical evacuation; MEDEVAC [evacuation of medical cases between levels of care established in theatre (intra-theatre MEDEVAC) or to medical facilities out of theatre (inter-theatre MEDEVAC); also found: 'to be medevaced'] see also: casualty evacuation

• medical start-up kit; medical SUK [equipment that the medical start-up unit takes to the mission area: a 20 foot ISO container shelter, preinstalled with medical and general equipment to operate as a medical facility for resuscitation and advanced life support; a tent operating as a holdong facility; a support trailer providing power and water purification; plus various medical equipment]

• medical transport unit [small unit, with field ambulance, responsible for transporting casualties; does not necessarily include medics] see also: medical escort; aeromedical staging unit

• medical treatment [ The application of medical procedures by trained professional and technical personnel, and the management of patients under such procedures, for the purpose of relief of pain and suffering, the saving of life and limb, curing disease, injury, or other disorders. ]

• medical treatment facility; MTF [ A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/ or dental care to eligible individuals.]

• medium cargo transport unit [standby forces standard component; provides medium cargo transport beyond the self-sufficiency of military units, and maintenance to unit-owned vehicles]

• medium multi-role logistics unit [standby forces standard component; provides second and third line medium logistic support to the military component, maintains general and technical stores, as well as rations stores, provides personnel, light and medium transport as well as water, POL and refrigerated transport, and maintenance to unit-owned vehicles]

• memorandum of understanding; MOU; memorandum of agreement; MOA [e.g. on the standby arrangements]

• military adviser; MILAD [to the SRSG; liaises with military authorities and advises on safety of mission personnel; is a D-1 or P-5]

• military grid reference system; MGRS [a system which uses a standard-scaled grid square, based on a point of origin on a map projection of the surface of the earth to permit either position referencing or the computation of direction and distance between grid positions; the MGRS uses the WGS 84 reference datum and the Universal Transverse Mercator projection system] see also: military grid; grid coordinate system

• military liaison officier [ An officier responsible for the maintanance of contact or intercommunication between elements of military forces to ensure mutual understanding and unity of purpose and action. ] see: liaison officier; LO

• military load classification; MLC [a standard system in which a route, bridge or raft is assigned class number(s) representing the load it can carry; vehicles are also assigned class number(s) indicating the minimum class of route, bridge or raft they are authorized to used. ] see also: route classification

• military officer on loan; officer on loan [gratis military officer released by his government at no cost to the UN for a few months]

• military officer under contract [officer whose pay and status depends exclusively on the UN]

• military operations other than war; MOOTW

• military police; MP [the PKO MP element, normally of company strength, is drawn from all contingents in the force and is organized along functional lines: provost (discipline), traffic, investigation, other areas]

• military public information officer; military press information officer; MPIO [this military officer's duties are related purely to military matters; part of the Force Commander's personal staff; deals with the press on military matters] see also: public information officer; public relations officer

• Military Staff Committee; MSC

• missing in action; MIA [ A combatant of unknown whereabouts during military operations. ]

• mission administrative support plan; administrative support plan [within the framework of operational support, the plan is prepared on the basis of the Mission SOPs and complements the operation plan or order]

• mission subsistence allowance; MSA [per diem or mission subsistence allowance is designed to cover board and lodging expenses for UN staff on mission, police monitors, and military observers.]

• mission survey team; assessment team [sent to a new mission site to gather data and to prepare an assessment concerning the force size and composition required and the logistical needs of a new peace-keeping operation] see also: United Nations survey mission handbook

• mission-specific contingency planning [evaluates the nature and scope of potential operations in specific geographic areas and the resources required to mount these operations] see also: Conceptual Planning Unit; generic contingency planning

• modular reimbursement system [system whereby the components of the reimbursement rate are separately identifiable and may be included (or not) in the overall lease or reimbursment rate on the basis of the logistical support situation in a mission area]

• motorized [unit equiped with complete motor transportation that enables all of its personnel, weapons and equipment to be moved at the same time without assistance from other sources] see also: mechanized

• movement control cell; MCC [part of a mission's (civilian or military) movement control unit which coordinates second line transportation] see also: movement control unit; movement control detachment

• movement control center; MCC [allocates resources and coordinates air, rail, road and sea movements; one is attached to the civilian component of the mission and another to the military component, both form the joint movement control centre] see also: joint movement control centre

• movement control chief officer; MovCon chief officer; chief of movement control [civilian; responsible for the scheduling of air transport (commercially hired and chartered aircraft and ships), for regular needs and emergencies, and for staff travel; bills of lading, customs documentation and freight forwarding]

• Multinational United Nations Stand-by Forces High-Readiness Brigade [establishment proposed by Denmark; long name for "United Nations high-readiness brigade"; it would be pre-assembled from appropriate contributions to the UNSAS, and used for peace-keeping (Chapter VI) missions] see also: affiliation; Brigade Pool; vanguard groups concept; United Nations high-readiness brigade

• multiple rocket launcher system; MRLS [ A rocket launch system with the capability to fire salvos. ]

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