The multistate operation, with a stated goal of training for missions around the world, exploded in popularity in the media as early as three months prior to the launch after a map of the exercises leaked online.
As Jade Helm commences… Texans report it's all quite on the Texas Front… No feds taking over the Alamo….Yet. pic.twitter.com/qitKB2JUid
— The Fighting Liberal (@texyellowdogdem) 16 июля 2015
The map, attributed to the US Special Operations Command, designated Texas and Utah as "insurgent" territories, prompting outraged responses warning of an impending martial law to be declared in the regions. Activists and members of militia groups organized patrols to trail US army convoys and report on their actions.
Countdown To #JadeHelm15 Begins http://t.co/HpkVw4X9Bh pic.twitter.com/0MSs7coSx2
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) 15 июля 2015
A retired sheriff’s deputy was cited by Times saying there was a national group, called Counter Jade Helm, in Bastrop that would react "if the situation were to turn afoul."
Extinction-Level Asteroid, Jade Helm 15, New Civil War in the US… pic.twitter.com/h418XEkcc9
— Only Advice Animals (@animals_advice) 7 июля 2015
Operation Jade Helm will run through September 15 in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. It is reported to involve over a thousand troops and US special forces, and is estimated to bring approximately $150,000 to the local economy.
