WINTER CONTINGENCY (protocol)
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- "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 situation where Covenant forces became aware of, or are present at, a UNSC colony.[2]
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
- 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.