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MOBILE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Military Tactics
  • Land Forces
DEF

A small, highly mobile headquarters element that functions away from the main headquarters for a limited duration to enable command at the point of main effort.

OBS

A tactical headquarters is comprised of the commander, the immediately required staff and advisors, as well as signals and security elements.

OBS

tactical headquarters; tac HQ; tactical command post; Tac CP: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

OBS

tactical headquarters; tac HQ; tactical command post; Tac CP; TCP: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

tactical headquarters; TCP: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Tactique militaire
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Petit élément d'un poste de commandement hautement mobile qui exécute ses fonctions loin du poste de commandement principal pendant le temps qu'il faut pour que le commandant puisse exercer le commandement au point d'effort principal.

OBS

quartier général tactique; QG tac; poste de commandement tactique; PC tac : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

quartier général tactique; QG tac; poste de commandement tactique; TCP; PC tac : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

poste de commandement tactique; TCP : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
CONT

[...] The provision of a rover command new whereby subordinate commanders(contingent) can communicate direct to Force Headquarters when mobile away from their own headquarters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Military (General)
CONT

Mobile Command Headquarters is located in St-Hubert, Quebec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

La Force mobile a son quartier général à Saint-Hubert (Québec).

Spanish

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