command post
noun
: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command
Examples of command post in a Sentence
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
Recent Examples on the Web
About a week later, FBI agents arrested Bridges at a Fort Stewart command post, court records show.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
One agent described how a lack of staffing in recent weeks resulted in a single Secret Service agent handling multiple jobs at a command post.
—Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Eight members of the Orange County Fire Authority’s Santiago hand crew were headed back to their command post in a transport truck, following a 12-hour shift battling the over-23,000 acre Airport fire in the Cleveland National Forest area.
—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024
Bob Wood's tiny church was turned into a state police command post.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
One agent described how a lack of staffing in recent weeks resulted in a single Secret Service agent handling multiple jobs at a command post.
—Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Eight members of the Orange County Fire Authority’s Santiago hand crew were headed back to their command post in a transport truck, following a 12-hour shift battling the over-23,000 acre Airport fire in the Cleveland National Forest area.
—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024
Bob Wood's tiny church was turned into a state police command post.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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