command post
noun
: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command
Examples of command post in a Sentence
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Last week, Israeli soldiers invaded Lebanon for the first time since 2006, in what Israel called a limited operation on Hezbollah command posts.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
The lack of staffing has at times also affected the staffing of command posts.
—Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Unlike the July 13 rally, members of the U.S. Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police and Butler County Police will sit together in a unified command post.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
About a week later, FBI agents arrested Bridges at a Fort Stewart command post, court records show.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
The lack of staffing has at times also affected the staffing of command posts.
—Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Unlike the July 13 rally, members of the U.S. Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police and Butler County Police will sit together in a unified command post.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
About a week later, FBI agents arrested Bridges at a Fort Stewart command post, court records show.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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