command post
n. countablen. a main office or base where a leader or a small group of people gives orders and controls a situation. It is often used in the military or by emergency services during a crisis.
n. a headquarters or central location from which a commander or person in authority oversees and directs operations. Usually established as a temporary or mobile field office during tactical maneuvers or emergency responses.
The general set up a command post near the front line.
During the forest fire, the police used a mobile command post to coordinate the evacuation of the nearby towns.
Advanced communication technology allows the modern command post to remain miles away from the theater of operations while still maintaining real-time tactical oversight of every individual unit.
Often shortened to 'CP' in military contexts; frequently used with verbs like 'establish', 'set up', or 'man'.