Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

(From left) Airman 1st Class Nicholas Eastridge, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron Command Post apprentice controller and Tech. Sgt. Robert Pyles, 1st SOAOS Command Post senior controller, stay on alert in the command post operations room, June 23, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Airmen assigned to the command post act as a conduit of all communications, acting as a critical asset to base operations and the commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

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Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Eastridge, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron Command Post apprentice controller, updates weather conditions, June 23, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Through the use of communications systems and consoles, the Airmen in the Command Post are the central nervous system of the base during peacetime, humanitarian and contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

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Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Eastridge, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron Command Post apprentice controller, communicates with weather operations, June 22, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Through the use of communications systems and consoles, the Airmen in the command post are the central nervous system of the base during peacetime, humanitarian and contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

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Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Eastridge, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron Command Post apprentice controller, transcribes a message, June 22, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Airmen assigned to the command post act as a conduit of all communications, acting as a critical asset to base operations and the commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

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Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

Tech. Sgt. Robert Pyles, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron Command Post senior controller, flips through a message log book, June 22, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Approximately 18 Command Post controllers work alternating shifts 24/7 to ensure base operations run smoothly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

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Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

Tech. Sgt. Robert Pyles, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron Command Post senior controller, transmits a message using the “Giant Voice” public address system, June 22, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Airmen assigned to the command post act as a conduit of all communications, acting as a critical asset to base operations and the commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

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Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

Published July 2, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Approximately 18 Command Post controllers work alternating shifts 24/7 to ensure the base operations run smoothly. Airmen assigned to the command post act as a conduit for all communications ranging from authenticating official messages, to connecting people to various helping agencies and base senior leaders, to affecting the positive control of assigned forces and weapons systems during an emergency response or real-world operation. Through the use of communications systems and consoles, the Airmen in the command post are the central nervous system of the base during peacetime, humanitarian and contingency operations.