command post
noun
: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command
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a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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The command post was stuck by around a dozen UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles and likely had Russian commanders, and possibly North Korean military officals (Defense Express).
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The task force findings based on 23 interviews with local law enforcement officials and a review of thousands of pages of documents included:
Inadequate planning and coordination between the Secret Service and local law enforcement officers, including the lack of a unified command post.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
According to one Russian blogger, Wednesday’s target was a command post where Russian—and potentially North Korean—officers directed the 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops attacking the 250-square-mile salient that 20,000 or more Ukrainian troops hold in Kursk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The command post is staffed with 80 people from more than a dozen agencies from the U.S. Capitol Police to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The task force findings based on 23 interviews with local law enforcement officials and a review of thousands of pages of documents included:
Inadequate planning and coordination between the Secret Service and local law enforcement officers, including the lack of a unified command post.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
According to one Russian blogger, Wednesday’s target was a command post where Russian—and potentially North Korean—officers directed the 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops attacking the 250-square-mile salient that 20,000 or more Ukrainian troops hold in Kursk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The command post is staffed with 80 people from more than a dozen agencies from the U.S. Capitol Police to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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