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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Ukraine's military has frequently used the weapons, often targeting Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft missile systems and command posts.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Area residents were told to shelter in place, and a team that included Craig police and law enforcement officers from the BLM and Colorado Parks and Wildlife set up an incident command post in Cedar Mountain’s lower parking lot.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
The attack targeted the command post of Russia's 30th Motor Rifle Regiment and killed seven people, including the deputy regiment commander, a communications officer, and five troops, the Telegram account reported on Monday.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
On November 19, a Russian armament depot in the country’s Bryansk region was hit with what the Russian defense ministry claimed was an ATACMS, and two days later a command post reportedly hosting North Korean generals was hit by Storm Shadow missiles in Russia’s Kursk region.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Area residents were told to shelter in place, and a team that included Craig police and law enforcement officers from the BLM and Colorado Parks and Wildlife set up an incident command post in Cedar Mountain’s lower parking lot.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
The attack targeted the command post of Russia's 30th Motor Rifle Regiment and killed seven people, including the deputy regiment commander, a communications officer, and five troops, the Telegram account reported on Monday.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
On November 19, a Russian armament depot in the country’s Bryansk region was hit with what the Russian defense ministry claimed was an ATACMS, and two days later a command post reportedly hosting North Korean generals was hit by Storm Shadow missiles in Russia’s Kursk region.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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