command post

n. Abbr. CP

1. The field headquarters used by the commander of a military unit.

2. A headquarters, as for communications, used by a team or organization: a mobile news command post for election night coverage.

command post

(Military) Military the position from which a unit commander and his staff exercise command

A unit's or subunit's headquarters where the commander and the staff perform their activities. In combat, a unit's or subunit's headquarters is often divided into echelons; the echelon in which the unit or subunit commander is located or from which such commander operates is called a command post. Also called CP.

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Noun

command post - military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces

general headquarters, GHQ

HQ, military headquarters, headquarters - the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

Translations

command post n (Mil) → posto di comando

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affiliation training alternate command post armored personnel carrier closure command commando convey CP demote demotion exercise field exercise field headquarters fire direction center flash general headquarters GHQ headquarters HQ	After the scene assessment by incident command post vehicle, three more vehicles were dispatched including specialized vehicle, namely turntable ladder of 120 feet height to the scene, they added. Rescue 1122s prompt action averts major loss at UAAR by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) Since Digital University's inception in July 2007, nearly 3,000 Soldiers have been trained on any number of tactical systems, including the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System, the Maneuver Control System, the Command Post of the Future, the Distributed Common Ground System-Army, and Blue Force Tracker. Training without sweating by Lopes, C. Todd / Soldiers Magazine Within 24 hours, the first elements of USARCENT's rapidly deployable, full spectrum operations-capable command post are en route to the devastated region to coordinate the relief effort, oversee the flow of follow-on forces, and prepare for combat and stability operations. U.S. Army Central: 'Breaking Trail' On Army Transformation by James J Lovelace / Army	command command and control command and control system command and control warfare command axis command center command channel command chaplain command controlled stocks command destruct signal command detonated mine command economy command ejection system command element command guidance command information command key command language command line command line interface command module command net command overhead command paper command performance command post command post exercise command processing overhead command processing overhead time command prompt command relationships command select ejection system command sergeant major command, control and information system command, control, communications, and computer systems command-sponsored dependent Commandable commandant Commandatory commandeer commander commander in chief commander's concept commander's critical information requirements commander's estimate of the situation commander's intent commander, amphibious task force commander, landing force commander-in-chief Commandership Commandery	Command Outpost Command Output command overhead Command Overview and Program Execution Command paper Command Papers Command Pass Coordinator Command Pass Through Command Patrol Reconnaissance Wing Command performance Command Performance Indicator Command Performance Inspection Command Performance Review Command Performance System Command Performance Theater Company command performances Command Personnel Management Inspections Command Personnel Summary Command Pilot Command Plan Command Planning Group Command Plotting/Plotter command points Command Position Database command post Command Post Alerting Network Command Post Automation System Command Post Counter-Surveillance Command Post CP Command Post Digital Display Command Post Engineering Database Command Post Equipment command post exercise command post exercise Command Post Interface Module Command Post Node Command Post of the Future Command Post Operations Command Post Platform Command Post Record Capability Command Post Record Capability Network Command Post Situational Awareness Activity Command Post Terminal Command Post-Observation Post Command Post/Paper Exercise Command Post/Recall Center command posts Command Priorities List Command Privilege Code Command Process Time

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alternate command post
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demotion
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fire direction center
flash
general headquarters
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After the scene assessment by incident command post vehicle, three more vehicles were dispatched including specialized vehicle, namely turntable ladder of 120 feet height to the scene, they added.

Rescue 1122s prompt action averts major loss at UAAR by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)

Since Digital University's inception in July 2007, nearly 3,000 Soldiers have been trained on any number of tactical systems, including the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System, the Maneuver Control System, the Command Post of the Future, the Distributed Common Ground System-Army, and Blue Force Tracker.

Training without sweating by Lopes, C. Todd / Soldiers Magazine

Within 24 hours, the first elements of USARCENT's rapidly deployable, full spectrum operations-capable command post are en route to the devastated region to coordinate the relief effort, oversee the flow of follow-on forces, and prepare for combat and stability operations.

U.S. Army Central: 'Breaking Trail' On Army Transformation by James J Lovelace / Army

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