GHQ
Top brass location
GHQ stands for General Headquarters, the central command post of a military force.
The term typically refers to the highest level of military administration in a country or theater of operations: The order came directly from GHQ.
It appears most often in historical contexts, particularly discussions of World War I and II command structures.
Organized distribution of resources
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
briefing · dispatch · mobilization · coordination · liaison · communications · signals · planning
Person with authority over others
- commandantOfficer overseeing military post
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- top-brassSenior military officers
- leadershipAbility to direct others
directive · orders · mandate · authority · decision-making · oversight · control · subordination
Commander's administrative officer
- aide-de-campPersonal military assistant
- orderlyArranged with care
- clerksAdministrative office employees
- mapsGeographic visual representations
charts · paperwork · bureaucracy · records · reports · memoranda · communiqués · cipher
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
intelligence · briefing · dispatch · mobilization · coordination · liaison · communications · signals · planning · strategy
commander
Person with authority over others
- commandantOfficer overseeing military post
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- top-brassSenior military officers
leadership · directive · orders · mandate · authority · decision-making · oversight · control · subordination · hierarchy
adjutant
Commander's administrative officer
- aide-de-campPersonal military assistant
- orderlyArranged with care
- clerksAdministrative office employees
maps · charts · paperwork · bureaucracy · records · reports · memoranda · communiqués · cipher · teletype
war-room
Strategic operations headquarters
- Occupationmilitary occupation, occupation force, occupation forces, occupation of Japan, occupation zone
- Postwar JapanMacArthur, Douglas MacArthur, occupation forces, demilitarization, democratization
- Japanese Constitutionconstitutional amendment, popular sovereignty, bicameral legislature, House of Representatives, constitutional reform
GHQfront line
Combat's forward edge
front · forward position · combat zone · trenches · forward operating base
Directive issued in operations
general, generals, generalship, generalize, generalization, generalized, generally, headquarters, headquarter