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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