command post

American  

noun

1. Army. the headquarters of the commander of a military unit.

2. a headquarters of a civilian group or organization dealing with an emergency situation, special event, or the like.

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command post British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of command post

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

Wilbur “Bull” Meechum, a volatile Marine fighter pilot stationed with his family in Beaufort, S.C., who runs his household like a command post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

After receiving the text messages, the prosecutor went to a law-enforcement command post at Utah Valley University, the Utah County Attorney’s Office said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

They also struck an eight-storey building next to a casino, which the Thais say was being used as a military command post.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

That put me in America’s nuclear command post during the last few years of the Cold War.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Van Riper thought to himself, I’ve never seen this sort of pandemonium except in a military command post in war—we can learn something from this.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell