U.S. Airmen and civilians gather at the Emergency Operation Center during a Continuity of Operations Plan Hurricane Functional Exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 8, 2023. The EOC’s primary function during a crisis is to gather information and update senior leadership to enable key decisions to be made in a timely manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)