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Mach number
The ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound. An aircraft traveling at Mach 1 could be moving at about 758 mph
MAD
Magnetic Anomaly Detector
mast
1. On a sailing ship, the pole or spar that supports sails, yards and booms, 2. In the Navy, a disciplinary proceeding, e.g. Captain's Mast (capitalized in this usage)
MATS
Military Air Transport Service
MCAS
Marine Corps Air Station
MCRD
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
MCSD
Medical and Computer Systems Group
MEB
Medical Evaluation Board
MEDEVAC
Aeromedical Evacuation
mission radius
The distance designed into the capability of any ship, boat, or aircraft that includes reaching its destination and returning to its point of launch.
MP
Military Police
MTC
Medical Transcription Center
MTF
A medical treatment facility
MWR
Morale, Welfare and Recreation
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