command post

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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Recent Examples of command post Russian forces can now effectively strike the roads, railways, and bridges used for logistical resupply, as well as supply depots, command posts, and troop assembly areas. Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Fire crews were using a U.S. Border Patrol station in the area as an incident command post. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 Crews planned to regroup and establish a command post at the boat ramp on Thursday morning, Pinto said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025 The two occupants got out of the plane and first responders took them to a command post at Holiday Park, Kane said. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for command post
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base
Noun
  • The event is occurring at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, a secure site an hour south of the nation's capital.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The videoboard showed Fry, a bandage applied beneath his nose and stretching to both cheeks, waving the flag on the third-base line as the crowd roared.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/command%20post. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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