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Terms for subject United States (7706 entries)

Military Sealift Command	A major command of the United States Navy reporting to Commander Fleet Forces Command, and the United States Transportation Command’s component command responsible for designated common-user sealift transportation services to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy United States forces on a global basis
Military Sealift Command force	Common-user sealift consisting of three subsets: the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, common-user ocean transportation, and the special mission support force
military source operations	The collection, from, by and/or via humans, of foreign and military and military-related intelligence
military specification container	A container that meets specific written standards
military standard requisitioning and issue procedure	A uniform procedure established by the Department of Defense for use within the Department of Defense to govern requisition and issue of materiel within standardized priorities
military standard transportation and movement procedures	Uniform and standard transportation data, documentation, and control procedures applicable to all cargo movements in the Department of Defense transportation system
military technician	A Federal civilian employee providing full-time support to a National Guard, Reserve, or Active Component organization for administration, training, and maintenance of the Selected Reserve.
military van (container)	Military-owned, demountable container, conforming to United States and international standards, operated in a centrally controlled fleet for movement of military cargo
Military Verification Form	MVF
MILSPEC container	A container that meets specific written standards
Mind Control Interface	MCI
mine	In land mine warfare, an explosive or other material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel and designed to be detonated by the action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled means.
mine	In naval mine warfare, an explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring shipping from entering an area
mine countermeasures	All methods for preventing or reducing damage or danger from mines
mine warfare	The strategic, operational, and tactical use of mines and mine countermeasures either by emplacing mines to degrade the enemy’s capabilities to wage land, air, and maritime warfare or by countering of enemy-emplaced mines to permit friendly maneuver or use of selected land or sea areas
minefield	In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern.
minefield	In naval warfare, an area of water containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern
minefield record	A complete written record of all pertinent information concerning a minefield, submitted on a standard form by the officer in charge of the emplacement operations
minefield report	An oral, electronic, or written communication concerning mining activities (friendly or enemy) submitted in a standard format by the fastest secure means available
minehunting	Employment of sensor and neutralization systems, whether air, surface, or subsurface, to locate and dispose of individual mines in a known field, or to verify the presence or absence of mines in a given area