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
The 11-day Freedom Shield exercise, which runs through March 19, is one of two annual command post exercises conducted by the militaries of the United States and South Korea.
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ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
From the agency’s command post five stories beneath a high-rise in Kyiv, the general and several of his comrades, including Fedorov, monitored the launch of the naval drones on a bank of screens.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
At the agency’s Tucson, Arizona, field office, the command post remains fully active, the official said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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.
—Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
From the agency’s command post five stories beneath a high-rise in Kyiv, the general and several of his comrades, including Fedorov, monitored the launch of the naval drones on a bank of screens.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
At the agency’s Tucson, Arizona, field office, the command post remains fully active, the official said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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.
—Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for command post
base
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The 31-year-old faced five batters and allowed all five to reach base.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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With a runner on and no outs in the ninth, Antonacci hit a fair ball just inside the third-base line.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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