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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
mission statement — A short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization’s
essential task(s), purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what, when,
where, and why. See also mission. (JP 5-0)
mission type order — 1. An order issued to a lower unit that includes the accomplishment
of the total mission assigned to the higher headquarters. 2. An order to a unit to
perform a mission without specifying how it is to be accomplished. (JP 3-50)
mobile inshore undersea warfare unit — A Navy surveillance unit that provides seaward
security to joint logistics over-the-shore operations from either a port or harbor
complex or unimproved beach sites. The mobile inshore undersea warfare unit is
equipped with mobile radar, sonar, and communications equipment located within a
mobile van. Also called MIUWU. See also joint logistics over-the-shore
operations. (JP 4-01.6)
mobile mine — A mine propelled to its laying position by propulsion equipment, such as a
torpedo that sinks at the end of its run placing the mine. See also mine. (JP 3-34)
mobile security force — A dedicated security force designed to defeat Level I and II threats
on a base and/or base cluster. Also called MSF. (JP 3-10)
mobile training team — A team consisting of one or more US military or civilian
personnel sent on temporary duty, often to a foreign nation, to give instruction. The
mission of the team is to train indigenous personnel to operate, maintain, and employ
weapons and support systems, or to develop a self-training capability in a particular
skill. The Secretary of Defense may direct a team to train either military or civilian
indigenous personnel, depending upon host-nation requests. Also called MTT.
mobility — A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from
place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission. (JP 3-17)
mobility air forces — The mobility air forces are comprised of those air components and
Service components that are assigned air mobility forces and/or that routinely exercise
command authority over their operations. Also called MAF. (JP 3-17)
mobility corridor — Areas where a force will be canalized due to terrain restrictions. They
allow military forces to capitalize on the principles of mass and speed and are therefore
relatively free of obstacles. (JP 2-01.3)
mobility echelon — A subordinate element of a unit that is scheduled for deployment
separately from the parent unit.
mobilization — 1. The act of assembling and organizing national resources to support
national objectives in time of war or other emergencies. See also industrial
mobilization. 2. The process by which the Armed Forces or part of them are brought
to a state of readiness for war or other national emergency. This includes activating all
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