Joint Publication 1-02 DoD Dictionary of Military ... - AcqNotes.com

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
operations for the conservation of the fighting strength of friendly forces and the
formation of assessments of foreign medical capabilities in both military and civilian
sectors. Also called MEDINT. See also intelligence. (JP 2-01)
medical intelligence preparation of the operational environment — A systematic
continuing process that analyzes information on medical and disease threats, enemy
capabilities, terrain, weather, local medical infrastructure, potential humanitarian and
refugee situations, transportation issues, and political, religious and social issues for all
types of operations. Medical intelligence preparation of the operational environment is
a component of the health service support mission analysis process, and the resulting
statistics serves as a basis for developing health service support estimates and plans. It
includes: defining the operational environment, describing the operational environment
effects on health service support operations, evaluating the operational environmental
threats, and determining courses of action to meet actual and potential threats. Also
called MIPOE. (JP 4-02)
medical protocols — Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the
circumstances and limitations under which United States medical forces will initiate
medical care and support to those individuals that are not Department of Defense health
care beneficiaries or designated eligible for care in a military medical treatment facility
by the Secretary of Defense. (JP 4-02)
medical regulating — The actions and coordination necessary to arrange for the movement
of patients through the levels of care. This process matches patients with a medical
treatment facility that has the necessary health service support capabilities and available
bed space. See also health service support; medical treatment facility. (JP 4-02)
medical surveillance — The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of
data derived from instances of medical care or medical evaluation, and the reporting of
population-based information for characterizing and countering threats to a
population’s health, well-being and performance. See also surveillance. (JP 4-02)
medical treatment facility — A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical
and/or dental care to eligible individuals. Also called MTF. (JP 4-02)
medium-scale map — A map having a scale larger than 1:600,000 and smaller than
1:75,000. (JP 2-03)
mensuration — The process of measurement of a feature or location on the earth to
determine an absolute latitude, longitude, and elevation. For targeting applications, the
errors inherent in both the source for measurement as well as the measurement
processes must be understood and reported. (JP 3-60)
merchant ship communications system — (*) A worldwide system of communications to
and from merchant ships using the peacetime commercial organization as a basis but
under operational control authority, with the ability to employ the broadcast mode to
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