command post > define
noun
- Military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces.
- synonyms: general headquarters, GHQ
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(DoD, NATO) 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.
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.