The soldiers will be equipped exclusively with weapons loaded with blanks, while the objective of the operation is to furtively monitor the "considered hostile" population and to refine the techniques of infiltration.
To keep up with environmental challenges overseas - explain the US Army Special Operations Command - Jade Helm will take place in seven states.
In the map issued by the military, the states of Utah and Texas appear to be "hostile", as well as much of California.
The exercise, according to some civil observers, more than on training on a possible foreign theater is on the imposition of a martial law after an insurrection.
None of this - the military defends itself - we will observe the way people behave and we will interact with some of our field agents. We will study the economy of places and their way of living almost like we were abroad. The varied terrain of the south - conclude the Special Operations Command - presents the same conditions as the American combat zones abroad.
Residents were asked to report any suspicious activity in order to assess the effectiveness of the soldiers.
In some ways and with due proportions, Jade Helm once again draws from history. The exercise, in fact, is reminiscent of the hunt for the Spartans.
Franco Iacch
(photo: Navy Seals / United States Army Special Operations Command)
