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{{Center|For articles of the same name, please see [[Winter Contingency (disambiguation)]].''}} | |||
{{ | {{Quote|WINTER CONTINGENCY has been declared. All units are mobilized and ready.|UNSC operator<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' [[Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]]</ref>}} | ||
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'''WINTER CONTINGENCY''' is an official [[United Nations Space Command]] [[wikipedia:Contingency plan|emergency plan]] that deals with situations where [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Military|forces]] have become aware of, or are present at, a [[ | '''WINTER CONTINGENCY''' is an official [[United Nations Space Command]] [[wikipedia:Contingency plan|emergency plan]] that deals with situations where [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Military|forces]] have become aware of, or are present at, a human colony world. It was first mentioned in the [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|UNSCDF]] Instruction EM-277 on [[2526#March|March 10, 2526]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=27030 '''Bungie.net''': ''CAA FACTBOOK/UNSC Operational Reports-Γ'']</ref> On [[Reach]], WINTER CONTINGENCY was supplemented by the [[WINTER CONTINGENCY Declaration Supplemental Orders]], a series of additional directives for [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] agents.<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''Bonus Content''</ref> | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Events which may be classified as WINTER CONTINGENCY include: | Events which may be classified as WINTER CONTINGENCY include: | ||
*Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC colony by name. | *Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC colony '''by name'''. | ||
*Discovery of hard physical evidence of Covenant activity. | *Discovery of hard physical evidence of Covenant activity. | ||
**Abandoned or discarded matériel. | **Abandoned or discarded matériel. | ||
**Residue and/or damage consistent with [[ | **Residue and/or damage consistent with [[directed energy weapon]] usage. | ||
*Detection of multiple in-system [[ | *Detection of multiple ''in-system'' [[slipstream space]] rupture events. | ||
* | *Engaged in combat by Covenant forces. | ||
== Priority == | ==Priority== | ||
WINTER CONTINGENCY holds the highest precedence in the OPREP-Γ reporting structure. All other reporting terms such as GOOSE CHASE, SNAKE PIT, | {{Quote|As per the Winter Contingency, we are countering on every front.|[[Auntie Dot]]<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>}} | ||
WINTER CONTINGENCY holds the highest precedence in the OPREP-Γ reporting structure. All other reporting terms such as [[GOOSE CHASE]], [[SNAKE PIT]], and others, while very important, are considered secondary to a WINTER CONTINGENCY report. | |||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | |||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
After learning of the [[Covenant]] threat to [[Reach/Silver|Reach]], Admiral [[Jacob Keyes/Silver|Jacob Keyes]] wanted to initiate the WINTER CONTINGENCY and begin immediate civilian evacuations. However, [[James Ackerson/Silver|James Ackerson]] revealed that they wouldn't be evacuating civilians or fighting, but rather abandoning Reach to its doom and transporting essential assets off of the planet.{{Ref/Film|Id=Visegrád|TV|Episode=[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]}} | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | |||
**''[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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