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 attack targeted the command post of Russia's 30th Motor Rifle Regiment and killed seven people, including the deputy regiment commander, a communications officer, and five troops, the Telegram account reported on Monday.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
On November 19, a Russian armament depot in the country’s Bryansk region was hit with what the Russian defense ministry claimed was an ATACMS, and two days later a command post reportedly hosting North Korean generals was hit by Storm Shadow missiles in Russia’s Kursk region.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
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.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
On Friday, Ukraine's forces conducted a strike that reportedly hit a command post in the Kursk city of Rylsk.
—Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
On November 19, a Russian armament depot in the country’s Bryansk region was hit with what the Russian defense ministry claimed was an ATACMS, and two days later a command post reportedly hosting North Korean generals was hit by Storm Shadow missiles in Russia’s Kursk region.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
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.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
On Friday, Ukraine's forces conducted a strike that reportedly hit a command post in the Kursk city of Rylsk.
—Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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