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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Two of the vehicles — a command post and a community outreach vehicle — were funded through a $2 million grant awarded by the California Board of State and Community Corrections through its Mobile Probation Service Centers Program.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
During the search, a shooter fired into the Murphy, North Carolina, command post where federal agents were coördinating the hunt for Rudolph.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Exercise Resolute Dragon 25 was held on September 11-25, divided into a classified command post drill on September 11-17 and field training events the following days.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Hamas underground command posts were exposed directly underneath UNRWA facilities in Gaza City, including a supply of electricity and IT services from UNRWA offices to the underground Hamas bunker.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
During the search, a shooter fired into the Murphy, North Carolina, command post where federal agents were coördinating the hunt for Rudolph.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Exercise Resolute Dragon 25 was held on September 11-25, divided into a classified command post drill on September 11-17 and field training events the following days.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Hamas underground command posts were exposed directly underneath UNRWA facilities in Gaza City, including a supply of electricity and IT services from UNRWA offices to the underground Hamas bunker.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Albacete’s training ground — a facility expected to serve as a base camp for a national team during the 2030 World Cup that will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco — is surrounded by the fields of wheat, vines and olive trees that characterise the region.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Space Launch System rocket's mobile launch platform is equipped with two tail service masts, large side-by-side structures at the base of rocket that house propellant lines leading to pull-away umbilical assemblies on a side of the booster's engine compartment.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/command%20post. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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