What does M.I.A stands for is not miami airport?

Question

when something is going missing

Answer 1

missing in action...it's a military term

Answer 2

Missing In Action= MIA it was and is used mainly in the military for soldiers who can't be found but whom they know haven't gone AWOL.

Answer 3

Missing In Action

It is used when a soldier is missing in war, where they could either have been captured or killed.  No one really knows, so instead of saying something potentially misleading like they were killed or they were captured, they just say someone is missing in action.

Answer 4

It's a phrase coined by the military:  Missing in Action.

Answer 5

missing in action

Answer 6

POW/MIA= Prisoner of War/Missing in Action