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Lien holder
An individual who holds a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of a debit.
Loco-parentis
This means in the place of or instead of a parent charged factitiously with a parents duties and responsibilities. The
natural father or mother, father or mother through adoption, or person who stood in relationship of a parent to the
deceased for a period of at least 5 years prior to the soldier reaching 18 years of age.
Marker
A flat slab of marble, granite, or bronze of approved design and specifications, appropriately inscribed.
Mass casualty
Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time, usually as the result of a single incident
such as a military aircraft accident, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack that exceeds local logistical support
capabilities. See also casualty. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Memorial services
Services conducted, with or without honors for deceased personnel, whose remains are nonrecoverable.
Military Law Enforcement Agency
An Armed Forces agency compelled to enforce the military rules, regulations, and statutes.
Military operations other than war
Operations that encompass the use of military capabilities across the range of military operations short of war. These
military actions can be applied to complement any combination of the other instruments of national power and occur
before, during, and after war. Also called MOOTW. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Missing
A casualty status for which the United States Code provides statutory guidance concerning missing members of the
Military Services. Excluded are personnel who are in an absent without leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls status. A
person declared missing is categorized as follows:
a. Beleaguered. The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force to
prevent escape of its members.
b. Besieged. The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force for
compelling it to surrender.
c. Captured. The casualty has been seized as the result of action of an unfriendly military or paramilitary force in a
foreign country.
d. Detained. The casualty is prevented from proceeding or is restrained in custody for alleged violation of
international law or other reason claimed by the government or group under which the person is being held.
e. Interned. The casualty is definitely known to have been taken into custody of a nonbelligerent foreign power as
the result of and for reasons arising out of any armed conflict in which the Armed Forces of the United States are
engaged.
f. Missing. The casualty is not present at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose
location is unknown.
g. Missing in action. The casualty is a hostile casualty, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is not present
at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose location is unknown. Also called MIA. See
also casualty category; casualty status. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Missing in action
See Missing. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Multiple drill
See Multiple unit training assemblies. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Multiple inactive duty training periods
Two scheduled inactive duty training periods performed in one calendar day, each at least four hours in duration. No
more than two inactive duty training periods may be performed in one day. (Joint Pub 1-02)
Negotiable instruments
Items of monetary exchange such as traveler’s checks, money orders, U.S. bonds, that can readily be transferred in
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