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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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.
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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
There were two command posts at the Butler rally, one for local law enforcement and another for the Secret Service.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Longer-range strikes would force Russia to move its command posts, supply depots and airfields farther from Ukraine, according to a senior defense official who also was not authorized to speak publicly.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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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
There were two command posts at the Butler rally, one for local law enforcement and another for the Secret Service.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Longer-range strikes would force Russia to move its command posts, supply depots and airfields farther from Ukraine, according to a senior defense official who also was not authorized to speak publicly.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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