Index Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations

m 1milli– [prefix], 2meter(s)

M 1mechanized, 2motor starter, 3aircraft symbol – missile carrier or multipurpose, 4marker, 5million, 6monthly

M&C 1monitor and control, 2management and control

M&E materiel and equipment

M&ES magnetic and electromagnetic silencing

M&G [AR 310-50] mapping and geodesy

M&I [AR 310-50] modernization and improvement

M&O 1maintenance and overhaul, 2[AR 310-50] maintenance and operation

M&PP materials and plant protection

M&R 1[JP 1-02] acquisition and maintenance repair, 2[AR 310-50] maintenance and repair

M&S 1maintenance and supply, 2marred and scarred, 3modeling and simulation, 4[TR 350-70] model(s) and simulation(s)

M&TE measuring and test equipment

M-14 MAC Airlift Simulation Model

M-CON Manpower Constraints Aid

M-DARC [JP 1-02] military direct access radar channel

M-DAY mobilization day

M-FORCE master force

M-L metallic-longitudinal

M/F mainframe

M/P monitor/programmer

M/S milestone

M/T [JP 1-02] measurement tons

M/TIS management/technical information system

M3C MAJCOM Manpower Management Computer (USAF)

M3IC monolithic microwave and millimeter wave integrated circuit

M3P manufacturer’s MANPRINT management plan

M3S 1MAJCOM Manpower Management System (USAF), 2Marine Corps Standard Supply System (USMC)

M3V Mobile Medical Mentoring Vehicle

M48A3 tank, combat, full-tracked, 90-mm gun

M548 cargo carrier

M88A1 recovery vehicle

mA milliampere

MA 1Massachusetts, 2modift address, 3megaampere, 4deputy commander for maintenance, 5maintenance, 6military adviser, 7maintenance agency, 8mission abort, 9maintenance area, 10marshaling area, 11milliamperes, 12mission area,13mobilization augmentee, 14management accounting, 15[JP 1-02] master, 16[AR 310-50] machine accountant, 17[AR 310-50] monitoring agency

MAA 1mission area analysis, 2materiel access area, 3monitoring angle of attack, 4mission area assessment, 5[AR 310-50] maximum authorized altitude

MAA/MNA mission area assessment/mission need analysis

MAADP 1Mission Area Analysis Deficiency Program, 2mission area analysis development plan

MAAF mishap analysis and animation facility

MAAG military assistance advisory group

MAAGS military advisory assistance group

MAAP 1[JP 3-56.1] master air attack plan, 2[AR 310-50] Milan Army Ammunition Plant

MAAPR materiel acceptance and accounts payable report

MAAR mandatory annual audit requirement

MAAS manpower allocations and accounting system

MAB 1Marine amphibious brigade, 2[AR 310-50] missile assembly building, 3[AR 310-50] mobile floating assault bridge-ferry

MABS Marine air base squadron (USMC)

Mac Macintosh (Apple Macintosh Computer)

MAC 1maintenance allocation chart, 2military agency check, 3Military Airlift Command [USAF], 4machine-aided cognition, 5maximum allowable concentration, 6mean aerodynamic chord, 7multiple access computer, 8medium access control [OSI], 9memory access controller, 10multiply/accumulator unit [CPU], 11mandatory access control, 12maneuver area command (Army), 13media access control, 14multiple access controller, 15maintenance action code, 16maintenance allocation chart, 17[JP 1-02] multiple access conference call (AN/TTC-30)

MACA 1military air clearance authority, 2modular automatic conferencing arranger, 3midair collision avoidance, 4[AR 310-50] Military Airlift Clearance Authority

MACADS [AR 310-50] MAC Automated Deployment Reporting System

MACAF Military Airlift Command numbered air force (21st, 22nd, and 23rd)

MACALT Military Airlift Command alternate headquarters

MACARMS Military Airlift Command Aircrew Resources Management System

MACARNET Military Airlift Command Airlift Recovery Network

MACCONNET Military Airlift Command contingency network

MACCS Marine Air Command and Control System

MACCSU Military Airlift Command Accelerated Command Center System Upgrade

MACE 1management applications in a computer environment, 2military airlift capability estimator, 3Military Airlift Center Europe (obsolete), 4[AR 310-50] Military Air Cargo Export System

MACG 1[FM 101-5-1] Marine air control group, 2[AR 310-50] marshaling area control group

MACH multilayer actuator head [Epson]

MACI [AR 310-50] military adoption of commercial items

MACIMS Military Airlift Command Integrated Management System

MACIPS Military Airlift Command Information Processing System

MACISIN Military Airlift Command information systems internetting

MACLO Military Airlift Command liaison officer

MACLOGFOR Military Airlift Command Logistics Force Packing System

MACMA Military Airlift Command minicomputer acquisition

MACMIP Military Airlift Command Mainframe Internetting Project

MACMIS Maintenance and Construction Management Information System

MACO [AR 310-50] marshaling area control officer

MACOM 1major [Army] command, 2major command

MACON matrix connector punched card programmer

MACOPS Military Airlift Command operational phone systems

MACP [JP 4-06] mortuary affairs collection point

MACPOL management, access control, planning, and policy

MACR 1Military Airlift Command regulation, 2materiel acquisition control record

MACRIT [AR 310-50] manpower requirements criteria

MACRO MAC resource optimization

MACS 1Marine air control squadron, 2multiple access communication system, 3mutually agreeable commercial software

MACSAM Military Airlift Command system architecture modernization

MACSAT [JP 1-02] multiple access commercial satellite

MACSO Military Airlift Command support office

MACWACC Military Airlift Command Washington Area Computer Center

MAD 1mission area deficiency, 2magnetic airborne [submarine] detector, 3magnetic anomaly detector, 4message address directory, 5maintenance assembly-disassembly, 6multiaperture device, 7Michigan Algorithm Decoder, 8multiple access device, 9multiply and add, 10mutual assured destruction, 11materiel acquisition and delivery, 12mean absolute deviation, 13mission area director, 14[JP 1-02] military air distress

MADA 1multiple-access discrete address, 2multiple access demand assignment

MADAEC [AR 310-50] Military Application Division of the Atomic Energy Commission

MADAM Multipurpose Automatic Data Analysis Machine

MADAR malfunction analysis detection and recording

MADCP [JP 4-06] mortuary affairs decontamination collection point

MADDAM macromudule and digital differential analyzer machine

MADE 1microalloy diffused electrode, 2manufacturing and automated design engineering, 3multichannel analog-to-digital data encoder, 4minimum airborne digital equipment

MADES menu assisted data entry system

MADGE Microwave Aircraft Digital Guidance Equipment

MADM 1Manchester Automatic Digital Machine, 2[AR 310-50] medium atomic demolition munitions

MADP 1mission area development plan, 2materiel acquisition decision process, 3main air display plot

MADR maximum allowable defect rates

MADRE magnetic drum receiving equipment

MADREC malfunction and detection recording

MADS 1mission area deficiency statement, 2machine-aided drafting system

MADT microalloy diffused-base transistor

MADYMO mathematical dynamic modeling [TNO]

MAE 1mission accomplishmenr estimate, 2migration assessment editor

MAE UAV Medium Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

MAER multiple assets effectiveness report

MAERU [AR 310-50] mobile ammunition evaluation and reconditioning unit

MAESTRO Machine-assisted Educational System for Teaching by Remote Operation

MAEUAV Medium Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

MAF 1major academic field, 2Marine amphibious force (USMC), 3master address file, 4[AR 310-50] mobile amphibious forces

MAFC 1[JP 2-01.2] MAGTF all-source fusion center, 2[AR 310-50] major Army field command

MAFFS modular airborne fire fighting system

MAFIS mobile area field instrumentation system

MAFR merged accountability fund reporting

MAG 1Marine aircraft group, 2Military Airlift Group, 3military assistance group, 4[AR 310-50] military advisory group

Mag Rec/M magnetic recording

MAGAMP magnetic amplifier

MAGG Modular Alphanumeric Graphics Generator

MAGGS modular advanced graphics generation system

MAGIC 1machine for automatic graphics interface to a computer, 2matrix algebra general interpretive coding, 3Maritime Air-Ground Intelligence Center (PACFLT), 4MIDAC automatic general integrated computation, 5multimillion advanced ground intelligent control

MAGIIC Mobile Army Ground Imagery Interpretation Center

MAGIS Marine Air Ground Intelligence System (USMC)

MAGISIAC Marine Air Ground Intelligence System Intelligence Analysis Center

MAGLOC magnetic logic computer

MAGMOD magnetic modulator

MAGNA 8 fourth-generation software

MAGPIE Machine Automatically Generating Production Inventory Evaluation

MAGR Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver

MAGT magnetic tape

MAGTEC Marine Corps Air Ground Training and Education Center

MAGTF 1Marine air-ground task force, 2Marine Corps and Army Echelon Corps Task Force

MAGTFACE [JP 4-01.2] Marine air-ground task force aviation combat element

MAh milliampere-hour

MAHC [AR 310-50] maximum allowable housing cost

MAI 1multiple applications interface, 2management action indicator, 3[AR 310-50] Military Assistance Institute

MAID 1magnetic anti-intrusion detector, 2modular AUTODIN interface device

MAID/MILES magnetic anti-intrusion detector/ magnetic intrusion line sensor

MAIDS Multipurpose Automatic Inspection and Diagnostic System

MAIN 1[FM 101-5-1] primary command post (graphics), 2[AR 310-50] military authorization identification number

maint 1maintenance, 2[AR 310-50] maintain, 3[AR 310-50] maintained

MAIP matrix algebra interpretive program

MAIR molecular airborne intercept radar

MAIRS Military Airlift Integrated Reporting System

MAIS 1major automated information system, 2Military Airlift Intelligence System

MAISAP Major Automated Information System Acquisition Program

MAISARC [DoD/DSMC] Major Automated Information System Review Council (obsolete ? see ITOIPT)

MAIT [AR 310-50] maintenance assistance and instruction team

MAJ [AR 310-50] major

MAJCOM major command (USAF)

MAKE missile agility/kinematic enhancement

MAL 1macro assembly language, 2[AR 310-50] materiel allowance list

MALC Management of Acquisition Logistics Course (Defense Systems Management College)

MALD miniature air-launched decoy

MALE 1multiaperture logic element, 2Military Airlift Estimator (PACAF)

MALS 1miniature air launched system, 2Marine aviation logistic squadron

MALT mnemonic assembly language translator

MALV miniature air-launched vehicle

MAM 1mission area manager, 2materiel acquisition management , 3management and administration manual, 4multiple access memory, 5management analysis model, 6munitions assessment model (HQ USAF), 7maintenance assistance module, 8[AR 310-50] military air movement number

MAMC [AR 310-50] Madigan Army Medical Center

MAMI machine-aided manufacturing information

MAMOS Marine automatic meteorological observing station

MAMP mission area materiel plan (Army)

MAMS Medical Administration Management System (USAF)

MAMS-II Maintenance Activity Management System II (Army)

MAMS-R Medical Administrative Management System – Revision

MAN 1manual [UNIX command], 2metropolitan area network

MAN-SEVAL Manpower-Based System Evaluation Aid

MANFOR 1Manpower Force Packaging System (USAF), 2manpower and personnel force

MANIAC 1Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator and Computer, 2Mechanical and Numerical Integrator and Computer

MANIET manifest update

MANIX [AR 310-50] machine aids to Nike-X

MANOVA multivariate analysis of variance

MANPAD [AR 310-50] man-portable air defense

MANPADS Man-Portable Air-Defense System [Became FIM-92 Stinger]

MANPAGE manual page [UNIX]

MANPER 1manpower/personnel module, 2manpower and personnel

MANPER-B Manpower and Personnel Module – Base Level (COMPES) (USAF)

MANPER-M Manpower and Personnel Module – Major Command Level (COMPES) (USAF)

MANPLAN [TR 350-70] management plan

MANPRINT manpower and personnel integration [Army]

MANREQ Manpower Requirements System [USAF]

MANREQ/FORSIZE manpower requirements/force sizing exercise

MANS mission analysis for missile and NUDET surveillance

MANTECH manufacturing technology

MAO 1major attack option, 2[AR 310-50] mailing address only

MAOM miscellaneous air operation mishap

MAOPR minimum acceptable operational performance requirement

MAOS minimum aircraft operating strips

MAOT maximum allowable operating time

MAP 1materiel acquisition process, 2macro arithmetic processor, 3macro assembly program 4manifold absolute pressure, 5mathematical analysis without programming, 6maximum a posteriori probability, 7message acceptable pulse, 8multiple aimpoint, 9multiple allocation procedure, 10maintenance analysis procedures, 11memory allocation map, 12Manufacturing Automation Protocol [GM's contribution], 13maintenance and administration position, 14military aid program, 15master automation plan, 16Military Assistance Program, 17mission automation plan, 18modern aids to planning, 19mutual assistance program, 20mission area planning, 21[JP 1-02] missed approach procedure, 22[JP 3-04.1] missed approach point

MAP-ORDER military assistance program order

MAP-TOE [AR 310-50] Management Practices in TOE Units

MAPAC military assistance program address code

MAPAD military assistance program address directory

MAPAF military assistance program address file

MAPCHE mobile automatic programmed checkout equipment

MAPCO map code

MAPE mean absolute percentage error

MAPES management of personnel records (USMC)

MAPEX map exercise

MAPI 1mail applications programming interface [Microsoft], 2messaging applications programming interface [Microsoft]

MAPICS Manufacturing, Accounting and Production Information Control System [IBM]

MAPID machine aided program for preparation of instruction data

MAPL military acquisition position list

MAPMIS Manpower and Personnel Management Information System (USN)

MAPOM MAP owned materiel

MAPORD Methodology Approach to Planning and Programming Air Force Operational Requirements Research and Development

MAPP 1Modern Aids to Planning Program (JCS), 2master acquisition planning program, 3master acquisition program plan, 4[AR 310-50] manpower and personnel plan

MAPPER maintaining, preparing and processing executive reports

MAPR miniaturization and automation of personnel record (USMC)

MAPRAT maximum power ratio

MAPROS [AR 310-50] maintain production schedules

MAPS 1Multicolor Automatic Projection System, 2multivariate analysis and prediction of schedules, 3modular azimuth positioning system, 4Military Airlift Command Automated Planning System, 5manpower and personnel system, 6mobile aerial port squadron, 7Mobility Analysis and Planning System (MTMC), 8Military Automated Personnel System

MAPSAD MAP property sale and disposal

MAPSE minimal APSE

MAPT maintenance activation planning team

MAPU [AR 310-50] multiple address processing unit

MAR 1malfunction array radar, 2memory address register, 3minimally attended radar (SEEK IGLOO), 4management assessment review (Air Force), 5monthly activity report, 6[AR 310-50] major assembly release

MAR-1 [AR 310-50] multifunction array radar (R&D at WSMR)

MARAD [JP 1-02] [United States] Maritime Administration (National Defense Reserve Fleet)

MARAIRMED Maritime Air Force Mediterranean (USMC)

MARB Materiel Acquisition Review Board

MARBI machine readable form of bibliographic information

MARC 1manpower authorization requirements criteria, 2machine-readable cataloging, 3Military Airlift Command ALCE reactions communications, 4machine readable card catalog, 5manpower requirements criteria

MARCCO man's role in command and control

MARCE [AR 310-50] Materiel Asset Redistribution Center, Europe

MARCENT Marine Corps, Central Command (USMC)

MARCEP Maintainability and Reliability Cost-effectiveness Program

MARCIA Mathematical Analysis of Requirements for Career Information Appraisal

MARCOM Microwave Airborne Communications Relay

MARCORMATCOM [DoD/DSMC] Marine Corps Materiel Command

MARCORPS Marine Corps

MARCORSYSCOM Marine Corps Systems Command

MARDAC Manpower Research and Data Analysis Center

MARDIS Modernized Army Research and Development Information System

MarDiv [FM 101-5-1] Marine division

MARDIV Marine division

MAREMICS maintenance, repair and minor construction

MAREP maritime reporting system

MARFOR [JP 1-02] Marine Corps forces

MARFORLANT [JP 2-01.2] Marine Forces, Atlantic

MARFORPAC [JP 2-01.2] Marine Forces, Pacific

MARFORRES Marine Force Reserve

MARGEN management report generator

MARINCEN [JP 3-07.4] Maritime Intelligence Center

MARISAT Marine Satellite System

MARISP [AR 310-50] maritime strike plan

MARKS Modern Army Recordkeeping System

MARLO [JP 3-09.3] Marine liaison officer

MAROP [JP 1-02] Marine operators

MARP 1manpower requirements plan, 2Mating and Ranging Program (SAC)

MARR manpower authorization requirement review

MARRES Manual Radar Reconnaissance Exploitation Systems (ESD)

MARS 1machine retrieval system, 2Management Analysis Reporting Service, 3Marconi automatic relay system, 4Military Affiliate Radio System, 5military amateur radio system, 6multiaperture reluctance switch, 7Marine Corps Ammunition Reporting System, 8mid-air recovery system, 9mid-air retrieval system, 10mission analysis and reporting system

MARSA [JP 1-02] military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft

MART 1maintenance analysis review technique, 2mean active repair time, 3modular automated remote terminal, 4[JP 1-02] mobile Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) remote terminal

MARV maneuverable reentry vehicle

MARVEL Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library [Library of Congress]

MARVS materiel acquisition requirements validation system

MAS 1management advisory services, 2metal-alumina-silicon, 3multiaspect signaling, 4military airlift squadron (MAC), 5Military Agency for Standardization (NATO), 6Man-day Account System (USAF), 7multiplex applications software, 8multiple award schedule

MASC MAGTF Automated Services Center (USMC)

MASCAL [JP 4-02] mass casualty

MASCDC Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center [Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ]

MASCOT Motorola Automatic Sequential Computer Operated Tester

MASDC Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center (AFLC)

MASDCMIS MASDC Management Information System

MASER microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

MASF 1mobile aeromedical staging facilities, 2military assistance services funded, 3mobile aeromedical staging flight

MASFC MAGTF All Source Fusion Center

MASH [JP 1-02] mobile Army surgical hospital

MASIIS maintenance analysis structural integrity information system

MASINT measurement and signature intelligence

MASIS Management and Scientific Information System

MASL 1material article service list, 2military article service list, 3[AR 310-50] military assistance articles and services list

MASL IN military article and service list identification numbers

MASM 1macro assembler [Microsoft], 2Military Assistance and Sales Manual

MASNET Management Support Network (Army)

MASO munitions accountable system officers

MASRT Marine air support radar teams

MASS 1Michigan Automatic Scanning System, 2monitor and assembly system, 3multiple access sequential selection, 4Maximum Availability and Support Subsystem [Parallan], 5MICAP Asset Sourcing System, 6military airlift support squadron (MAC), 7Mobilization Automated Support System (FORSCOM), 8mobility analysis support system, 9[FM 101-5-1] Marine air support squadron, 10[AR 310-50] Modern Army Supply System

MASSTER 1Mobile Army Sensor System Test Evaluation and Review, 2Modern Army Selected Systems, Test, Evaluation, and Review

MAST 1multi-application sonar trainer, 2[AR 310-50] military assistant to safety and traffic

MASTARAV [AR 310-50] master Army aviator

MASTER 1matching available student time to educational resources, 2multiple access shared time executive routine

MASTR multiple assets status report

MASW mission application software (WIS)

mat 1[AR 310-50] material, 2[AR 310-50] materiel

MAT 1mechanical aptitude test, 2materiel, 3microalloy transistor, 4maintenance access terminal, 5mobilization assistance team, 6migration assessment tool, 7mission area team

MAT-CALS Marine Air Traffic Control and Landing System

MATCAT materiel and catalog

MATCH [AR 310-50] MTMC (Military Traffic Management Command) Automated Transportation Scheduler

MATCO military air traffic coordinating office(r)

MATCOM [DoD/DSMC] Materiel Command

MATCON microwave aerospace terminal control

MATCU military air traffic coordinating unit

MATD mine and torpedo detector

MATDEV materiel developer [Army]

MATE 1measuring and test equipment, 2multiple-access time-division equipment, 3multisystem automatic test equipment, 4modular AUTODIN terminal equipment, 5modular automated test equipment, 6modular automatic test equipment, 7multipurpose automatic test equipment

MATES mobilization and training equipment site

MATIC multiple area technical information center

MATICO machine applications to technical information center operations

MATLAN matrix language

MATM multiple assets tasking message

MATMS Marine Aviation Training Management System (USMC)

MATOC mobility air terminal operations center

MATPS machine-aided technical processing system

MATRIS Manpower and Training Research Information System

MATS 1MILES Armywide tracking system, 2military air transport service, 3milestone automated tracking system

MATT Multi-mission Advanced Tactical Terminal

MATV Multi-Axis Thrust Vectoring [an F-16 with a vectoring nozzle]

MATZ military air traffic zone

MAU 1media attachment unit, 2media access unit, 3multiattribute utility, 4Marine (USMC) amphibious unit, 5multistation access unit, 6medium attachement unit, 7medium access unit

MAUDE Morse Automatic Decoder

MAV minimum acceptable value

MAVDM multiple application VDM

MAVIN Machine-assisted Vendor Information Network

MAVMS MACOM automated vehicle management system (Army)

MAW 1Marine aircraft wing, 2mission adaptive wiring, 3military airlift wing, 4[AR 310-50] medium antitank weapon

MAWLOGS [AR 310-50] Models of the United States Army Worldwide Logistics System

MAWTS Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (USMC)

max maximum

MAX message automatic exchange

MAXI modular architecture for the exchange of intelligence

MB 1megabyte (1,024 kilobytes), 2main battery, 3magnetic brake, 4memory buffer, 5main base, 6middle button (of 3 button mouse), 7measurement base, 8[JP 1-02] medium boat

MBA 1main battle area, 2Marine Biological Association, 3material balance area, 4multiple beam antenna, 5master bailment agreement, 6mentoring business agreement, 7[AR 310-50] minimum burst altitude

MBASIC Microsoft BASIC

MBB modular building blocks

MBBLS thousands of barrels

MBC 1meteor burst communications, 2military budget committee, 3[AR 310-50] manual battery control

MBCP missile base communications processor

MBCS multi-byte character set [IBM]

MBD 1magnetic-bubble device, 2[AR 310-50] manual burst disable

MBDL missile battery data link

MBE minority business enterprise

MBFR [AR 310-50] mutual and balanced force modulation

MBGE [AR 310-50] missile-borne guidance equipment

MBGTS [AR 310-50] missile-borne guidance test set

MBI 1management buy-in, 2major budget issue

MBL Marine Biology Laboratory

MBM 1magnetic bubble memory, 2metal-barrier-metal

MBO 1management by objectives, 2management buy-out, 3[AR 310-50] motor burn out

MBODD mobilization origin development date

MBOL [AR 310-50] motor burn out locking

MBONE multicast backbone [Internet]

MBPA [AR 310-50] Military Blood Program Agency

MBPAS [AR 310-50] monthly bulk petroleum accounting summary

MBPO [AR 310-50] Military Blood Program Office

Mbps 1megabits per second, 2[JP 6-02] megabytes per second

MBPS megabytes per second

MBR 1materiel balance report, 2memory buffer register, 3master boot record

MBRV [AR 310-50] maneuverable ballistic reentry vehicle

Mbs [JP 1-02] megabits per second

MBS 1mission bit stream, 2mounted battle space

MBSAD mobilization station departure date

MBSGM Multi-Base Sortie Generation Model (HQ USAF)

MBSTA mobilization station

MBT 1metal-base transistor, 2main battle tank, 3[AR 310-50] motor burning time

MBWO microwave backward-wave oscillator

MBX mailbox

mc megacycle [obsolete, now megahertz (MHz)]

MC 1mission commander, 2mobility corridor, 3multichannel, 4magnetic clutch, 5magnetic core, 6major component, 7manual control, 8Maritime Commission, 9master clods, 10master control, 11Medical Corps, 12military computer, 13molded components, 14multichip, 15multiple contact, 16mission capable, 17Marine Corps, 18master controller, 19medium capacity, 20message center, 21military committee, 22mission computer, 23mobility control center, 24monitoring center (DDN), 25movement control, 26military construction, 27[TTPIO-ABCS] maneuver control, 28[JP 1-02] military community, 29[JP 2-02] Joint Military Intelligence College, 30[AR 310-50] member of Congress, 31[AR 310-50] military characteristics

MC&G mapping, charting, and geodesy

MC/A military construction (MILCON) (appropriation), Army

MC/AF military construction (MILCON) (appropriation), Air Force

MC/DG manufacturing cost/design guide

MC/M military construction (MILCON) (appropriation), USMC

MC/N military construction (MILCON) (appropriation), Navy

MC-130 Combat Talon

MC-PGA metallized ceramic – pin grid array

MC-QFP metallized ceramic – quad flat pack

MC3 multi-channel crypto controller

MC4 medical communication and combat casualty care

MC4I medical command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence

MCA 1Military Construction, Army, 2major construction, Army, 3major commercial account, 4maximum credible accident, 5materiel control and accountability, 6military coordinating activity, 7micro channel adapter [IBM], 8multichannel analyzer, 9micro channel architecture [IBM], 10movement control agency, 11management control activity, 12master cooperative agreement, 13military construction authorization, 14[JP 1-02] maximum calling area, 15[JP 1-02] mission concept approval, 16[JP 1-02] military civic action, 17[AR 310-50] minimum crossing altitude

MCAAP [AR 310-50] McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

MCACES microcomputer aided cost estimating support

MCAD mechanical computer aided design

MCAGCC Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

MCAP 1major command ADP plan (obsolete), 2maximum calling area procedure, 3mobile consolidated aerial port subsystem, 4[JP 1-02] maximum calling area precedence

MCAR 1Military Construction, Army Reserve, 2multichannel acoustic relay (USN)

MCARNG Military Construction, Army National Guard

MCAS Marine Corps air station

MCATF mechanized combined arms task force

MCATS Medium Capacity Automated Telecommunications System (USAF)

MCAWN microcomputer connectivity to AWN

MCB 1mobile construction battalion, 2managing civilians to budget, 3memory control block, 4message control block

MCBF mean cycles between failures

MCC 1movement control center, 2main control circuit, 3maintenance control circuit, 4management control center, 5motor control center, 6military control center, 7multiple computer complex, 8maintenance control center, 9mission control center, 10military coordination center, 11management, command, and control, 12mobile command center (formerly GMCP), 13mobile ommunications center, 14mobility control center, 15military cooperation committee, 16[JP 1-02] master control center, 17[JP 1-02] military coordinating committee, 18[JP 1-02] Marine component commander

MCCA military construction cooperative agreement

MCCB multinational configuration control board

MCCC 1Marine Corps Command Center, 2[CJCSI 3222.01] mobile consolidated command center

MCCDC 1Marine Corps Combat Development Command, 2Marine Corps Combat Development Center

MCCISWG Military Command, Control Information Systems Working Group (NATO)

MCCP 1main communications control panel,2military consolidated command post

MCCR mission critical computer resources

MCCRES Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation System (USMC)