In fact, even the National Rifle Association pooh-poohed the idea. In November 2012, a viral email claimed that the federal government was stockpiling ammunition and that Obama was creating a "standing army of government youth." Wal-Mart released a statement saying that there was no truth to the rumors.Ĭlaims of martial law have erupted before. Never mind that two of the store closings were in Oklahoma and Florida, where Jade Helm 15 trainings were not held. The site All News Pipeline speculated that the stores would serve as "food distribution centers" and "the headquarters of invading troops from China, here to disarm Americans one by one." Also, the Before It's News website put forth the idea that the government had built a network of tunnels beneath the closed stores. There were also claims that Wal-Mart had closed five stores nationwide, including two in Texas, to assist in the alleged government takeover. Some Texas officials sought to calm the fears, telling citizens that the labels were standard protocol in most military operations and no civil or property rights would be violated. The document contained a map that highlighted Texas, Utah and a small piece of Southern California in red and labeled them "hostile" areas.Īrizona was listed as "uncertain" but "leaning friendly," and Nevada was listed as "permissive."īut these labels, explained, were all part of the exercise and weren't to be taken seriously. The suspicions originated from an Army Command document to Texas that explained the reasons for Jade Helm 15 and asked permission for the training.
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, a conspiracy website run by libertarian radio host and author Alex Jones, initially ran a story on March 22, 2015, with the headline: "Feds Preparing to Invade Texas, List State as 'Hostile.' " The item went on to claim that a "newly released military document" detailed the Army's "plan to wage war on the American people."Įven action movie star Chuck Norris, writing for the conservative WorldNetDaily website, suggested there might be more to the training exercise than officials claimed, reported. "These are not 'training exercises' for soldiers to be deployed in the defense of America, as we are told, but a training exercise for the potential of Martial Law," said a post on the website of Oath Keepers, a group of current and former military members, police and first responders who pledge to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
Still, at the time, some people were skeptical of the drill, reported. The military secured permission for all sites. The Army Command said that the size and scope of this exercise made it different from others training took place on private and public land throughout Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. An article in the New Yorker speculated that the Jade possibly referred to China another publication said that Jade was possibly an acronym for artificial intelligence developed by the U.S. There were various suggestions for the meaning of the name Jade Helm 15, but none officially from the military that we could find. The Army Command said in a statement that it "periodically conducts training exercises such as these to practice core special warfare tasks, which help protect the nation against foreign enemies." Participating were members of the Green Berets, Navy SEALs and other special operations forces. Army Special Operations Command began the eight-week military training exercise over several southwestern states, reported. Jade Helm 15 is the name of a joint military training exercise that went on for two months last summer. The military does give names to its operations, but this is not one that would create martial law. government's attempt to create martial law. I received an email about Jade Helm 15, saying that it is the name for the U.S.
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