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 They are supposed to be able to fly and protect its occupants from missile attack or even the shock waves of nuclear blast, while still giving the president a flying command post in the case of such an emergency. Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025 On Friday, Ukraine's forces conducted a strike that reportedly hit a command post in the Kursk city of Rylsk. Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 What To Know On Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote in an update posted on that its forces had conducted a high-precision strike on a Russian command post near Novoivanovka, a village in the Kursk Oblast. Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 For that, Harris credited the LAFD, which had a command post in the expansive parking lot just beyond his patio. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for command post
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base
Noun
  • From the base model to high trims, the Civic’s lineup standard features list is extensive.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
  • Speaking from an undisclosed base, the IAF pilot described the mission as both deeply operational and profoundly personal.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025

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

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