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{{short description|Military exercise of authority by a commanding officer over assigned forces}}

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[[Image:CIC-USS-CarlVinson-2001.jpg|thumb|A watchstander at her station in the [[combat information center]] of [[USS Carl Vinson|USS ''Carl Vinson'']] in the year 2001]]

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==Command and control centers==

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File:Soviet command ship SSV-33.jpg|The Soviet nuclear-powered command and control naval ship [[SSV-33 Ural|SSV-33 ''Ural'']] in the year 1988

File:US Navy 040616-N-3725R-009 Joint Operations Center watch standers review the latest battle assessment.jpg|Joint Operations Center watch standers aboard the command ship [[USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)|USS ''Mount Whitney'']] in the year 2005

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A '''command and control center''' is typically a secure room or building in a government, military or [[prison]] facility that operates as the agency's dispatch center, surveillance monitoring center, coordination office and alarm monitoring center all in one. Command and control centers are operated by a government or municipal agency.