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
In response, multiple agencies were dispatched to the location and established a command post at the base of Ski Bowl East.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The system can target command posts, logistics hubs, air defense systems, and troop concentrations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Apr. 2026
The cuts to career election specialists and their divisions have eliminated information channels that spotlighted threats as voting took place, including Election Day command posts run by the Justice Department and FBI.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
Given the large crowd, the sheriff’s office set up an incident command post at Bascom and Parkmoor avenues.
—David Debolt, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The system can target command posts, logistics hubs, air defense systems, and troop concentrations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Apr. 2026
The cuts to career election specialists and their divisions have eliminated information channels that spotlighted threats as voting took place, including Election Day command posts run by the Justice Department and FBI.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
Given the large crowd, the sheriff’s office set up an incident command post at Bascom and Parkmoor avenues.
—David Debolt, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for command post
base
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The company’s shares are down 16% year to date as investors worry its businesses are being eaten up by competitors and that Copilot’s user base leaves a lot to be desired.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Under its Artemis campaign, NASA plans to use a series of both uncrewed and human moon landings to construct a $20 billion moon base near the lunar south pole, where astronauts can live and work indefinitely.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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