A ______ gets stood up to act as a liaison between the EOC/CAT and all of its assigned units.

• A. Liaison Office
• B. Unified Command Center
• C. Group Control Center (GCC)
• D. Crisis Coordination Desk

Answer: (C)

In emergency operations, a single coordination hub is needed to connect the EOC or Crisis Action Team with the people on the ground. The Group Control Center stands up as that dedicated hub for a defined set of units, acting as the liaison between the EOC/CAT and those units. It collects status updates and resource requests from the assigned units, communicates the EOC/CAT’s priorities and directives down to them, and relays reports and feedback back up. This centralizes communication, helps maintain a clear span of control, and ensures coordinated actions across the group.

Other options don’t fit as neatly. A Liaison Office is a broader liaison function not specifically the standing hub for a particular group of units. A Unified Command Center is about multi-agency, joint command rather than a unit-specific liaison node within a single EOC/CAT context. A Crisis Coordination Desk may exist in some setups but doesn’t represent the formal, group-focused coordination center used to link the EOC/CAT with its assigned units.