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Representatives
for a U.S. Special Operations Command training scheduled over the
summer in Bastrop County will again present information regarding the
exercise to county commissioners.
Officials with JADE HELM 15, as
the training is called, will lay out details of their months-long
training to commissioners at their Monday, April 27 Commissioner Court
meeting.
Officials say the training, which will be held in Bastrop
County from July 15 to Sept. 15, will develop techniques and tactics
needed by the military to defend U.S. interests around the globe.
U.S. Army carries out a training exercise.
Many
Americans have expressed strong concern over the training on social
media, and locally some Bastrop County residents have stated their
apprehension for the military training to local county officials.
Officials have responded by saying that JADE HELM 15, a form of
Realistic Military Training (RMT), will coordinate with local law
enforcement agencies and local property owners affected by this training
exercise.
“The nature of warfare is always changing and U.S. Army
Special Operations Command’s mission is to make certain the Army’s
various Special Operations Forces are trained, equipped and organized to
successfully conduct worldwide special operations in support of our
nation’s interest,” Army Lt. Col. Mark Lastoria, a command spokesman,
told the Washington Post in an email, according to a March 31 news
article. “Training exercise Jade Helm is going to assist our Special
Operations Soldiers and leadership in refining the skills needed against
an ever changing foreign threat.”
According to information
received by the county, RMT is training conducted outside of federally
owned property. The RMT process is designed to ensure proper
coordination between Department of Defense representatives and local and
regional authorities. The process includes the following measures:
- Risk Assessment, Medical, and Communications Plans
- MOU, MOA, and Licensing agreements (training areas, staging areas, role players)
- Legal Review
- ID of training, staging areas, role players, airfield, drop zones and landing zones surveys
- Letters of Invitations obtained from the local officials (Mayor, County Commission)
- Coordination with local, state and federal law enforcement
- Public Affairs Review
The
JADE HELM 15 presentation to commissioners will be held in the
Commissioners Courtroom at 804 Pecan St., 2nd floor, and is open to the
public. The meeting starts at 9 a.m., the military training presentation
is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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