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

He says he did not want to shoot or kill anyone, and ended up at a command post.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania—Germany’s top military officer, Gen. Carsten Breuer, stood astride a map of Lithuania laid out on the floor of a makeshift command post in this port city on the Baltic Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Though personnel from both agencies were working out of the same command post, they failed to “collectively establish a unified command structure or identify shared objectives, missions, or strategies,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

His first long trip was to the west, to Chicago, where he knew there had been an underground Air Force command post.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien