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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They are supposed to be able to fly and protect its occupants from missile attack or even the shock waves of nuclear blast, while still giving the president a flying command post in the case of such an emergency.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The Rubio Cañon Land & Water Assn.’s tiny Altadena office building had turned into a command post by early morning Jan. 8.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Earlier this week, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote in an update posted on Facebook that its forces had conducted a high-precision strike on a Russian command post near Novoivanovka, a village in the Kursk Oblast.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Police and firefighters created a rescue command post at the bridge across from the girl’s home, officials said, and firefighters put on their cold water suits and went into the pond to look for her.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The Rubio Cañon Land & Water Assn.’s tiny Altadena office building had turned into a command post by early morning Jan. 8.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Earlier this week, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote in an update posted on Facebook that its forces had conducted a high-precision strike on a Russian command post near Novoivanovka, a village in the Kursk Oblast.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Police and firefighters created a rescue command post at the bridge across from the girl’s home, officials said, and firefighters put on their cold water suits and went into the pond to look for her.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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