On Halloween, US Military Trains For Zombie Apocalypse

Today, Halloween, the US military isn't ghoulin around. They're training for the zombie apocalypse! The scenario would be a federal incident, and would have characteristics of other catastrophic events, so the US military feels like this is a good thing in which to train. Keep reading to find out more details on what exactly they're doing.

From Yahoo! News:

That’s the latest training exercise that US Marines and Navy special-operations forces will be taking part in on an island off the coast ofSan Diego – starting on Wednesday, aka Halloween.

“This is a very real exercise. This is not some type of big costume party,” Brad Barker, president of the Halo Corp. security company, told the Associated Press.

 

It will play out Wednesday and Thursday at Halo’s annual Counter-Terrorism Summit security conference, which will be attended by, among other people, former Central Intelligence Agencydirector Michael Hayden.

Zombies will invade Paradise Point Resort, which covers 44 acres on an island that will be transformed with Hollywood-style sets, including a Middle Eastern village and a pirate cove. Some 1,000 US military personnel, police, and state and federal government officials will be charged with responding.

“No doubt when a zombie apocalypse occurs, it’s going to be a federal incident, so we’re making it happen,” Mr. Barker told the AP.

You should still be planning on preparing yourself. You can't rely entirely on the US military.

The CDC recommended doing things such as stocking up on water (one gallon per person per day), food (nonperishable items you eat regularly), tools like duct tape, a battery-powered radio, and blankets.

Be prepared!!!