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| {{Center|For articles of the same name, please see [[Winter Contingency (disambiguation)]].''}}
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| {{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 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>
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| ==Classification==
| | "WINTER CONTINGENCY refers to clear evidence that Covenant Forces know the location of, or are present at, a UNSC Colony. Events which may be classified WINTER CONTINGENCY include:<br /> |
| Events which may be classified as WINTER CONTINGENCY include: | | • Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC Colony by name.<br />• Discovery of hard physical evidence of Covenant activity.<br />o Abandoned or discarded matériel.<br />o Residue and/or damage consistent with Directed Energy Weapon usage.<br />• Detection of multiple in-system Slipstream Space rupture events.<br />• Engaged in combat by Covenant forces.<br />This term is a report that has the highest precedence in the OPREP-Γ reporting structure. All other reporting terms such as GOOSE CHASE, SNAKE PIT, et al, while very important, should be considered secondary to this report.<br />____________________________<br />ref. UNSC DF Instruction EM-277, 03/10/2526 "<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=27030 '''Bungie.Net''': ''Colonial Administration Authority Fact Book > _3'']</ref> |
| *Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC colony '''by name'''.
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| *Discovery of hard physical evidence of Covenant activity.
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| **Abandoned or discarded matériel.
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| **Residue and/or damage consistent with [[directed energy weapon]] usage.
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| *Detection of multiple ''in-system'' [[slipstream space]] rupture events.
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| *Engaged in combat by Covenant forces.
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| ==Priority==
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| {{Quote|As per the Winter Contingency, we are countering on every front.|[[Auntie Dot]]<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>}}
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| 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.
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| ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
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| ===Silver Timeline===
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| 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]]}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
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| **''[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| [[Category:UNSC protocols]]
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