How to Use command post in a Sentence
command post
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Police will also occupy a command post near the beach and use beach quads that the city intends to purchase in light of the events on Monday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2024
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Today the group has reportedly turned thousands of Lebanese homes, schools and hospitals into command posts and weapons depots.
—Mark Dubowitz and, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2018
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Finally, Kurdish troops took us in the back of a pickup truck to their command post, then to Christian militia commanders near the front lines.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, latimes.com, 20 June 2019
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Two soldiers and one civilian were killed on Friday in the car bomb attack on the G5 Sahel force command post in the central town of Sevare.
—Washington Post, 1 July 2018
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Visitors could visualize soldiers' daily life during the war through the reconstruction of field kitchens, First Aid posts and command posts.
—Sylvie Corbet, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2018
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The Amber Alert did not go out properly due to a faulty fax machine at a command post on scene, but officials have already made changes to prevent such mishaps in the future, Lt.
—Kaley Johnson, star-telegram, 3 June 2019
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Then, firefighters were evacuated by helicopters and concerns about the shooter prompted a lockdown at the ski lodge that served as the fire’s incident command post, according to the report.
—Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
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Rescuers gave him water and brought him back to the command post.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
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The teen was escorted to the nearest road and then taken to the command post.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 12 July 2022
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The Obamas did not use the garage, so the extra traffic to and from the command post caused no problem.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
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The couple drove her to a nearby command post and left her in the care of firefighters and paramedics.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
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Second order of business: set up a command post out in the ‘burbs.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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Police, who asked people to avoid the area, established a command post near the area.
—Tony Plohetski, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
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The group started working at the command post Thursday.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
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The Kings’ living room in Atlanta doubled as a command post.
—Clarence B. Jones, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
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Still, Norman asked the command post for the quickest possible way to get the man downhill.
—Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2020
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Deputies set up a search and rescue command post at the Lakeside Christian Church, a few miles from where the man went missing.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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The wind became intense, knocking down trees and power lines all around the command post.
—Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
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The air unit lowered rescuers to the man, who was airlifted from the area to a command post at Pali Golf Course, rescuers said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2024
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Clark County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area and set up a command post at the Sunset Falls Campground.
—Jessica Prokop, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2021
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Aniah’s family has been in Auburn where a command post was set up.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2019
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Khoda left the base and sped north to Chernihiv to establish a forward command post.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
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At the command post, the lieutenant said a begrudging hello to a woman who was leaving her home, a few yards away.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
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Offline, the team of volunteers set up shop at a local theater and are using the space as their command post.
—Ashley Vaughan, CNN, 7 June 2020
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Once the 911 call came in, dozens of officers began searching for the girl and a command post was set up at East Precinct to coordinate the search.
—oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2022
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Upon landing at home base, Jerry went to thank the command post for getting the vital cartridge to him.
—Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2021
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At the ad hoc incident command post, Rennick looked up the three-month forecast on his laptop.
—Omar Mouallem, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
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Trump toured a high school that had been transformed into a law enforcement command post.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2020
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From the ground around the command post protruded the fins of unexploded ordnance.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
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Detroit police have set up a command post and sent additional officers to area to search for him.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
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