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A command center (often called a war room) is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose.[1]

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  1. 39 relations: Afghan Army, Air traffic control, Canadian Armed Forces, Carp, Ontario, Churchill War Rooms, Closed-circuit television, Cold War, Combat information center, Command (military formation), Command and control, Control room, Data center, Dispatch (logistics), Emergency management, Emergency operations center, Headquarters, Help desk, Incident management, Intel, Intelligence assessment, Military base, Military organization, Mission control center, National Capital Region (Canada), NATO, Network operations center, Northern Canada, Nuclear warfare, Obeya, Officer (armed forces), Security operations center, Service-level agreement, Situation Room, Tactical operations center, Telecommunications, United States Armed Forces, United States Coast Guard, Winston Churchill, World War II.

  2. Military command and control installations
  3. Military locations
  4. Nuclear command and control
  5. Organizational structure

Afghan Army

The Islamic National Army, also referred to as the Islamic Emirate Army and the Afghan Army, is the land force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces.

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Air traffic control

Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers (people) who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace.

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Canadian Armed Forces

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; Forces armées canadiennes, FAC) are the unified military forces of Canada, including land, sea, and air commands referred to as the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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Carp, Ontario

Carp is a compact rural community in West Carleton-March Ward in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the northwestern portion of the municipality on the Carp River.

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Churchill War Rooms

The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in London and one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum.

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Closed-circuit television

Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Combat information center

A combat information center (CIC) or action information centre (AIC) is a room in a warship or AWACS aircraft that functions as a tactical center and provides processed information for command and control of the near battlespace or area of operations.

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Command (military formation)

A command in military terminology is an organisational unit for which a military commander is responsible.

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Command and control

Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes...

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Control room

A control room or operations room is a central space where a large physical facility or physically dispersed service can be monitored and controlled.

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Data center

A data center (American English) or data centre (Commonwealth English)See spelling differences.

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Dispatch (logistics)

Dispatch is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers.

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Emergency management

Emergency management (also disaster management) is a science and a system charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.

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Emergency operations center

An emergency operations center (EOC) is a central command and control "coordination structure" responsible for managing emergency response, emergency preparedness, emergency management, and disaster management functions at a strategic level during an emergency.

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Headquarters

Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. Command center and Headquarters are military locations and organizational structure.

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Help desk

A help desk is a department or person that provides assistance and information, usually for electronic or computer problems.

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Incident management

An incident is an event that could lead to loss of, or disruption to, an organization's operations, services or functions.

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Intel

Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware.

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Intelligence assessment

Intelligence assessment, or simply intel, is the development of behavior forecasts or recommended courses of action to the leadership of an organisation, based on wide ranges of available overt and covert information (intelligence).

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Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. Command center and military base are military locations.

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Military organization

Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require.

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Mission control center

A mission control center (MCC, sometimes called a flight control center or operations center) is a facility that manages space flights, usually from the point of launch until landing or the end of the mission.

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National Capital Region (Canada)

The National Capital Region (NCR) (Région de la capitale nationale), also known as Canada's Capital Region and Ottawa–Gatineau, is an official federal designation encompassing the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the adjacent city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surrounding suburban and exurban areas.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Network operations center

A network operations center (NOC, pronounced like the word knock), also known as a "network management center", is one or more locations from which network monitoring and control, or network management, is exercised over a computer, telecommunication or satellite network.

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Northern Canada

Northern Canada (Nord du Canada), colloquially the North or the Territories, is the vast northernmost region of Canada, variously defined by geography and politics.

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Nuclear warfare

Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry.

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Obeya

Obeya (from Japanese Ōbeya 大部屋 "large room") originated from a long history of learning & improving.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Security operations center

A security operations center (SOC) is responsible for protecting an organization against cyber threats.

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Service-level agreement

A service-level agreement (SLA) is an agreement between a service provider and a customer.

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Situation Room

The Situation Room is an intelligence management complex on the ground floor of the West Wing of the White House.

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Tactical operations center

A tactical operations center (TOC) is a command post for police, paramilitary, or military operations. Command center and tactical operations center are military locations.

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Telecommunications

Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States.

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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Military command and control installations

Military locations

Nuclear command and control

Organizational structure

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_center

Also known as Command Centre, Command center (military), Sitrep, Situation report, War room, War-room.