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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Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, claimed the strike targeted a 2,484-square-meter complex, which housed drones and explosives as well as a command post.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
And sheriff’s office personnel worked with other law enforcement at a command post overseeing all security and safety.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
The command post at Port of Shuaiba was similar to structures commonplace during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — before the rise of drone warfare.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 May 2026
In response, multiple agencies were dispatched to the location and established a command post at the base of Ski Bowl East.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
And sheriff’s office personnel worked with other law enforcement at a command post overseeing all security and safety.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
The command post at Port of Shuaiba was similar to structures commonplace during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — before the rise of drone warfare.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 May 2026
In response, multiple agencies were dispatched to the location and established a command post at the base of Ski Bowl East.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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 26 May. 2026.
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