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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Unlike the robust communication system for appearances by the president or vice president, which is supported by the U.S. military, the Secret Service uses a command post for event communications that is separate from local police assigned to the event.
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Carol D. Leonnig The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 15 Sep. 2024
To achieve these difficult tasks, Israel must dismantle Hamas’s army units and governing bodies; destroy its armaments, production sites, tunnels, and command posts; and degrade Hamas’s fighting force.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2024
Newsom visited the Line Fire command post in Highland on Wednesday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
The president is informed south tower hit, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani goes to NYPD command post
President Bush was alerted of the second plane strike.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
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Carol D. Leonnig The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 15 Sep. 2024
To achieve these difficult tasks, Israel must dismantle Hamas’s army units and governing bodies; destroy its armaments, production sites, tunnels, and command posts; and degrade Hamas’s fighting force.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2024
Newsom visited the Line Fire command post in Highland on Wednesday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
The president is informed south tower hit, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani goes to NYPD command post
President Bush was alerted of the second plane strike.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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