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
Threat Intake Examiners at the National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) and FBI personnel are supporting a 24-hour command post in which dozens of agents and investigators are assigned leads and tips to action each shift.
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Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The agency will bring in additional personnel and resources while continuing to operate a 24-hour command post.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The plane serves as a mobile command post for the President, Secretary of Defense, and Joint Chiefs of Staff during national emergencies, including nuclear war.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
The Los Angeles Fire Department made the decision to physically move the command post down Pacific Coast Highway and away from the Palisades because the inferno threatened to overtake their location.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The agency will bring in additional personnel and resources while continuing to operate a 24-hour command post.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The plane serves as a mobile command post for the President, Secretary of Defense, and Joint Chiefs of Staff during national emergencies, including nuclear war.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
The Los Angeles Fire Department made the decision to physically move the command post down Pacific Coast Highway and away from the Palisades because the inferno threatened to overtake their location.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for command post
Recent Examples of Synonyms for command post
base
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Talarico’s advisers understand there is work to be done to bring Crockett’s base—namely, Black women—into the Democratic tent and ready to work to win in November as a joint effort.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Bandar Abbas base serves as the headquarters of Iran’s Navy, and its primary instrument for controlling the Strait of Hormuz.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/command%20post. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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