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command post

noun

Army.��the headquarters of the commander of a military unit.
a headquarters of a civilian group or organization dealing with an emergency situation, special event, or the like.

command post

noun

military the position from which a unit commander and his staff exercise command

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Word History and Origins

Origin of command post¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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The FBI is still searching for Elpidio Reyna, who was accused of throwing rocks at federal vehicles and injuring one of the agents as they left a command post in Paramount on Saturday.

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"It's a flying command post. You're not there to throw parties."

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And later on Wednesday, the Kremlin said President Putin had visited a command post in the region.

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With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the Eaton fire’s rapid progress.

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A command post to coordinate the search has been set up at the Anderlecht town hall, west of the Belgian capital's city centre.

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