JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012mass casualty — Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period oftime, usually as the result of a single incident such as a military aircraft accident,hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack that exceeds local logistic supportcapabilities. See also casualty. (JP4-02)massed fire — 1. The fire of the batteries of two or more ships directed against a single target.2. Fire from a number of weapons directed at a single point or small area. (JP 3-02)master — The commanding officer of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or agovernment-owned general agency agreement ship operated for the Military SealiftCommand by a civilian company to transport Department of Defense cargo. Alsocalled MA. (JP 3-02.1)master air attack plan — A plan that contains key information that forms the foundationof the joint air tasking order. Sometimes referred to as the air employment plan or jointair tasking order shell. Information that may be found in the plan includes joint forcecommander guidance, joint force air component commander guidance, support plans,component requests, target update requests, availability of capabilities and forces, targetinformation from target lists, aircraft allocation, etc. Also called MAAP. See alsotarget. (JP 3-60)materials handling equipment — Mechanical devices for handling of supplies with greaterease and economy. Also called MHE. (JP 3-35)materiel — All items (including ships, tanks, self-propelled weapons, aircraft, etc., andrelated spares, repair parts, and support equipment, but excluding real property,installations, and utilities) necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and support militaryactivities without distinction as to its application for administrative or combat purposes.See also equipment; personal property. (JP 4-0)materiel control — See inventory control.materiel inventory objective — The quantity of an item required to be on hand and onorder on M-day in order to equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and sustain the approvedUS force structure (active and reserve) and those Allied forces designated for USmateriel support, through the period prescribed for war materiel planning purposes. Itis the quantity by which the war materiel requirement exceeds the war materielprocurement capability and the war materiel requirement adjustment. It includes theM-day force materiel requirement and the war reserve materiel requirement. (JP 4-09)materiel management — See inventory control.materiel planning — A subset of logistic planning consisting of a four-step process. a.requirements definition. Requirements for significant items must be calculated atitem level detail (i.e., National Stock Number) to support sustainability planning andJP 1-02 203