command post
noun
: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command
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a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Another four command posts are heading for the National Guard once they are finished off, Myronenko said.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The command post will include senior officials from the FBI's counterterrorism, criminal, counterintelligence and cyber divisions.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
These are the hardened airborne command posts reserved for top military and political brass in case of nuclear war or other catastrophes, like an asteroid strike.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Last week, Israeli soldiers invaded Lebanon for the first time since 2006, in what Israel called a limited operation on Hezbollah command posts.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The command post will include senior officials from the FBI's counterterrorism, criminal, counterintelligence and cyber divisions.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
These are the hardened airborne command posts reserved for top military and political brass in case of nuclear war or other catastrophes, like an asteroid strike.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Last week, Israeli soldiers invaded Lebanon for the first time since 2006, in what Israel called a limited operation on Hezbollah command posts.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for command post
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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