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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>}} | {{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 [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[wikipedia:Contingency plan|emergency plan]] that deals with | '''WINTER CONTINGENCY''' is an official [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[wikipedia:Contingency plan|emergency plan]] that deals with situations 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> It was enacted by the UNSC on March 10, [[2526]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:59, July 17, 2010
- "Winter contingency has been declared. All units are mobilized and ready"
- — UNSC Operator[1]
WINTER CONTINGENCY is an official UNSC emergency plan that deals with situations where Covenant forces became aware of, or are present at, a UNSC colony.[2] It was enacted by the UNSC on March 10, 2526.
Classification
Events which may be classified WINTER CONTINGENCY include:
- Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC Colony by name.
- Discovery of hard physical evidence of Covenant activity.
- Abandoned or discarded matériel.
- Residue and/or damage consistent with Directed Energy Weapon usage.
- Detection of multiple in-system Slipstream Space rupture events.
- Engaged in combat by Covenant forces.
Trivia
- The term WINTER CONTINGENCY is a report with the highest precedence in the OPREP-Γ reporting structure. All other reporting terms such as GOOSE CHASE, SNAKE PIT, et al, while very important, are considered secondary to a WINTER CONTINGENCY report.
