Definition
Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency communication plan ensuring multiple redundant methods to maintain contact. Because Murphy's Law applies especially to radios when you desperately need them.
Example Usage
Our PACE plan is: primary radio net, alternate is cell phones, contingency is runners, and emergency is signal flares.
Origin
Military planning methodology to ensure communication redundancy, widely adopted across NATO forces
Fun Fact
In modern warfare, the 'emergency' method is sometimes literally just someone running really fast while yelling, proving that some tactics never become obsolete.
Source: Signal operations and tactical communications doctrine
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