as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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The lack of staffing has at times also affected the staffing of command posts.
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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
One agent described how a lack of staffing in recent weeks resulted in a single Secret Service agent handling multiple jobs at a command post.
—Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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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
One agent described how a lack of staffing in recent weeks resulted in a single Secret Service agent handling multiple jobs at a command post.
—Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for command post
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