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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{era|FOR|RE}} |
| {{Center|For articles of the same name, please see [[Winter Contingency (disambiguation)]].''}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Quote|WINTER CONTINGENCY has been declared. All units are mobilized and ready.|UNSC operator<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' [[Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]]</ref>}} | | {{Under Construction}} |
| | {{Quote|Winter contingency has been declared. All units are mobilized and ready|UNSC Operator<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Halo: Reach Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]]''</ref>}} |
| | '''WINTER CONTINGENCY''' is an official UNSC [[wikipedia:Contingency plan|emergency plan]] that deals with situation where [[Covenant Empire|Covenant forces]] became aware of, or are present at, a [[UNSC colony]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=27030 '''Bungie.net''': ''CAA FACTBOOK/UNSC Operational Reports-Γ'']</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>
| | Events which may be classified WINTER CONTINGENCY include: |
| | | *Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC Colony by name. |
| ==Classification==
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| Events which may be classified as WINTER CONTINGENCY include: | |
| *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 [[directed energy weapon]] usage. | | **Residue and/or damage consistent with [[Directed Energy Weapon]] usage. |
| *Detection of multiple ''in-system'' [[slipstream space]] rupture events. | | *Detection of multiple in-system [[Slipstream Space]] rupture events. |
| *Engaged in combat by Covenant forces. | | *Engaged in combat by Covenant forces. |
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| ==Priority== | | ==Trivia== |
| {{Quote|As per the Winter Contingency, we are countering on every front.|[[Auntie Dot]]<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>}}
| | 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. |
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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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| [[Category:UNSC protocols]] | | <!-- ref. UNSC DF Instruction EM-277, 03/10/2526 --> |
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