this has nothing to do with jade helm mike, i posted this because i just wanted to educate folks on the names of some of the operations we do, why we do them, and how it ties into war (for lack of a better term?).
here is a little information for folks.
prior to 2001/2003 the media did not really care about what the military was training on/for/where/why/etc. i can guarantee you that prior to 2001/2003 there were exercises like this that were conducted on a regular basis.