Glossary
In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Here you can find out what they mean.
Missing
Malaya
Million(s)
Maintenance and Supply (USA)
Movement and Shipping Office (RAAF)
Meat and Vegetables (Tinned Ration)
Medical and Veterinary
Master of Surgery
Mobile Veterinary Section
Treatment shots for malignant and benign malaria (Second World War)
Motor cycle
Marched In (First World War)
Marched Out (First World War)
Minesweeping
Motor Transport
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
Military Airlift Command (USA)
Motor Ambulance Convoy (First World War)
Medical Advisory Committee (Butler)
Maintenance Allocation Chart
Merchant aircraft carrier
Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces
Military Assistance Command Psychological Operations Directorate
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
Magnetic anomaly detector
Madras Sappers and Miners
Mean Area of Effectiveness
Medical Air Evacuation Tactical/Transport Unit (RAAF)
Marine Aircraft Group (USA)
Magnetic
Magazine
Maintenance
Maintain
Major (Rank above a Captain, first of the field ranks)
Major General
Malaysia
Mobile Air Movements Section
The Manchester Regiment
Maori Contingent [First World War New Zearland Unit]
Mobile Air Operations Team
Medical Aid Post
Military Assistance Program (USA)
Operation - Surveillance of South Vietnamese coastal waters
Marine Officer
Also known as Pierced Steel Planking (PSP)
Motor Airline Section
Motor Anti?submarine Boat
Military Assistance Service Fund or Funded
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (USA)
Mobile Advisory Team
Mobile Advisory and Training Team
Mobile Air Traffic Control Vehicle
Military Air Transportation Service (USA)
Mobile Advisory Teams
Military Assistance Training Team
Mobile Advisory and Training Team
Marine Aircraft Wing (USA)
Modified Air Warning device
Maximum
Bachelor of Medicine
Motor Body Builder
Missing, believed deceased
Member of the Order of the British Empire
May Be Issued
Military Board Instruction
Mobile (USA)
May Be Retained Until Unserviceable
Main Beach Signal Station
Main battle tank(s)
Mean Time Between Failures
Medical Corps (USA)
Medium caliber (Second World War)
Military Cross (Awarded to officers up to Major for distinguished service in face of enemy)
Movement Control
Military Characteristic
Motor Cycle
Movement Control Group (Vietnam War)
Movement Control Group (Vietnam War)
Maintenance Construction Army
Malayan Chinese Association
Maritime Commander Australia
Maritime Commander Australia
Mine countermeasures vessel(s), coastal/inshore/offshore
Marine Craft Crew
Military Corrective Establishment
Military Christian Fellowship of Australia
Marine Crew Fitter
Mine Counter measures
Mine countermeasures vessel(s)
Movement Control Officer
Malayan Communist Party
Marine Corps Reserve (USA)
Machinery Control Room
Mobile Control and Reporting Unit
Medical Clearing Station
Mine Clearance Training Centre (Peacekeeping)
Mine Clearance Training Unit. United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC)/United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).
Malaria Control Unit
Doctor of Medicine
Military District
Medical Dispensary (Vietnam War)
Mutual Defence Assistance Program (USA)
Medium
Main Dressing Station
Messerschmitt (German fighter plane)
Middle East
Main Engines
Measuring Equipment
Middle East Air Command
Middle East Air Force
Mechanic/Mechanical (USA)
Mechanised
Mechanised (USA)
Medical
Medium
Medical Sailor (after rank)
Medical Civic Action Program. Normally conducted in a secure area, a MEDCAP may be integrated with psychological operations to display humanitarian treatment, to improve the image of occupying forces and liaison with local officials, to survey hamlet sta
Medical evacuation of casualties by air. Used to describe the process of moving casualties from ship or remote areas to hospital or other substantial medical facilities.
Medical Evacuation Flight, RAAF (Vietnam War)
Medical Care
Medical Orderly
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli)
Marine Expeditionary Force/Brigade/Unit (USA)
Memorandum
Marine Engineering Officer
Mess Secretary
Meteorology
Meteorological Officer
Meteorological Assistant
Methodist
Metal Machinist
Mission, enemy, terrain, troops available and time (Peacekeeping)
Medium Frequency
Mobile Fire Controller
Mobile Fighter Control Unit
Medium Frequency Direction Finding
Military Financial Instruction
Military Forwarding Officer
Multinational Force Observers (Peacekeeping)
Military Financial Regulation
Military Financial Regulation and Instructions
Mobile Fighter Section, Headquarters
Machine gun
Machine Gun Battalion
Machine Gun Company
Machine Gun Squadron
Maintenance Group, Headquarters (RAAF)
Machine Gun Corps
Major General, General Staff
Master General of the Ordnance
Major General, Royal Artillery
Medal of Honour (USA)
Military History (Section)
Modified Handling Authorized
Coastal Mine hunter
Mine hunter(s) coastal/inshore/offshore
Materials Handling Equipment
Maritime Headquarters Australia
Megahertz
Marched in
Military Intelligence
Missing In Action
Microphone
Microsecond
Mechanised infantry combat vehicle(s)
Mentioned in Despatches (for Meritorious Service)
Midshipman
Midshipman
Maritime Interception Force
Miles in the hour
Military
Military Secretary
Military Civil Aid Program
Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures
Minimum or Minute
Medical in Confidence
Ministry of Technology
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
United Nations Peacekeeping Mission Western Sahara
Multiple independently?targetable re?entry vehicle(s)
Miscellaneous
Manager, in service design
Missile
Mission Report
One or more aircraft assigned to a particular task at a particular time
Missile Interception Zone
Miles In Two Hours
Medical Journal of Australia
Mark (model number)
Minelayer
Motor Launch
Mean Line of Advance (RAN)
Military/Motor Landing Craft
Military Landing Officer
Military Liaison Officer
Minimum Level of Operational Capability
Main Line of Resistance
Military Medal (For bravery to Warrant Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks)
Mass Masseuse (WW1 rank)
Maintenance Management Committee
Mobile Meteorological Flight (RAAF)
Medium Machine Gun
Motor Machine Gun
Manual of Military Intelligence
Manual of Military Law
Monthly Maintenance Report
Mixed Military Working Group - Headquarters United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) for liaison with factions (Peacekeeping)
Merchant Navy
Marine Navigator
Musician Administrative
Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation
Malayan National Emancipation Army
Multinational Force (Peacekeeping)
Multinational Naval Force
Merchant Navy Training Ketch
Medical Officer (First World War)
Military Observer
Military Orders
Marched out
Mobile/Mobilisation
Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory
Mobile Veterinary Section
Nominal Roll of Draft
Modified/modification
Ministry of Defence United Kingdom
Medical Officer of Health
Military Operations and Intelligence
Monthly Evaluation
Mortar(s)
Mortar Bombing Report
Motor/Motorized
Memorandum of understanding
Movement
Movement and Transportation
Movement Control
Movement
Mozambique clasp to Australian Service Medal (ASM)
Malay Peninsula
Meeting Point - where Royal Army Service Corps transport is met by unit guides and directed to delivery points
Military Police
Military Payment Certificates
Miles per Hour
Mean Point of Impact
Maintenance Parts List
Mobile Paratroops Maintenance Unit (RAAF)
Military Planning Office
Most Probable Position
Manpower Release
Military Personnel Research Committee
Marine prepositioning squadrons
Military Provost Staff Corps
Married Quarters
Maritime reconnaissance
Motor rifle
Military region
Military Region 3
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Medium?range ballistic missile(s)
Medical Research Committee of National Insurance
Maintenance and Repair Craft
Mobile Radio Communications
Motor rifle division
Materials Research Laboratory
Multiple rocket launcher(s)
Military Reporting Officer (ie in NAO unit)
Mobile Radar Post
Mobile Reporting Post
Motor Rifle Regiment
Medical Receiving Station (RAAF)
Medium Range Transport
Medical Rehabilitation Unit (RAAF)
Multiple re-entry vehicle(s)
Military Secretary
Mine sweeper
Maintenance Support Aircraft Establishment
Master of Surgery
Medical Service
Treatment shots for malignant and benign malaria (Second World War)
Malaysia, Singapore Airlines
Mine Sweeping Auxiliary
Military Supply Board
Motorised submersible canoe (Second World War) Coastal Minesweeper
Minesweeper(s), coastal/inshore/offshore
Military Supply Depot
Mine sweeping flotilla (RAN)
Merchant Service Fighter Unit
Message
Maintenance Supply Item (RAAF) Inshore Mine Sweeper Type 1
Missile(s)
Mean Seal Level
Meritorious Service Medal
Mission
Ocean Minesweeper
Main Signal Office (RAN)
Medical Staging Post
Main Supply Road (USA)
Manuscripts
Mustering
Military Sea Transportation Service (USA)
Mechanical Transport (First World War)
Megaton(s)
Military Training
Marine Technician
Mechanical Transport Company
Mechanical Transport Driver
Motor Torpedo Boat
Mean Time Between Maintenance
Mechanical Transport Company
Missile Technology Control Regime
Mounted
Mechanical Transport Driver
Mechanical Transport Driver (Women's Royal Australian Air Force - WRAAF)
Mechanical Transport Fitter
Mechanical Technical Hull
Month
Moving Target Indicator
Medium Trench Mortar
Medium Trench Mortar Battery
Mechanical Transport Mechanic
Motor Transport Maintenance Officer
Mobile Torpedo Maintenance Unit (RAAF)
Mountain
Motor/Mechanical Transport Officer
Mechanical Technical Propulsion
Military Training Pamphlet
Motor (USA)
Motorcycle (USA)
Motor Trimmer
Motor Transport Repair Section (RAAF)
Mobile Torpedo Section (RAAF)
Motorised Tank Transporter Depot
Motor Transport Training Depot (Second World War)
Medical Training Unit (RAAF)
Mobile Telecommunications Unit
Motorised
Maintenance Unit
Medical Unit
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows
Melbourne University Regiment
Musician
Merchant vessel
Motor vessel (Naval)
Muzzle velocity
Malayan Volunteer Air Force
Ministerstvo Vnutrennich Del (Ministry of Internal Affairs, USSR)
Member of the Royal Victorian Order [4th or 5th Class]
Mobile Veterinary Section
Modification Work Order
Military War Financial Regulations and Instructions
Mobile Works Squadron
The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)