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Jordanian Crown Prince Promoted to First Lieutenant
2018-11-26 Read More...
A Royal Decree was issued Friday promoting HRH the Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah, to the rank of First Lieutenant at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, Petra News Agency

Jordanian King Attends Military Program at British Battalion
2018-10-12 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan attended on Wednesday a military program at the British Light Dragoons (LD) battalion, which has cooperation relations with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF)-the Arab Army, Petra News Agency

Jordan’s Military Command Celebrates Crown Prince's Birthday
2018-06-29 Read More...
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, the Regent, attended a ceremony held by Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II First Royal Mechanized Battalion, known as ‘The Mother Unit’ at the Central Military Command on the occasion of his

Jordanian King Meets US Secretary of Defence, National Security Adviser
2018-06-25 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan on Friday met separately in Washington with US Secretary of Defence James Mattis and US National Security Adviser John Bolton, and discussed ways to advance Jordanian-US ties, in addition to current developments

Jordanian Army Chief Calls for Highest Degree of Vigilance
2018-06-07 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat said that the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army should demonstrate the highest degree of readiness, vigilance and caution, Petra news agency

Jordanian King Attends Medical Evacuation Drill
2018-05-31 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army, on Tuesday followed up on a medical evacuation exercise, titled “Knights of the Healing”, which was carried out by the Royal Medical Services, Petra News

Jordanian King Inaugurates SOFEX 2018
2018-05-10 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II Tuesday inaugurated the 2018 Special Operations Forces Exhibition SOFEX on its twelfth edition, which focuses on defense industries and national

Jordan’s Defense Minister Meets Counterparts at SOFEX
2018-05-10 Read More...
On the sidelines of the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX 2018), which opened Tuesday under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II at the King Abdullah I Air Base in Marka, Jordanian Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Hani Mulki

Jordanian King Meets British, Pakistani Military Delegations
2018-05-09 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II Monday welcomed Pakistan’s Chairman of Heavy Industries Taxila, Lt. General Muhammad Naeem Ashraf, and Chairman of Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board, Lt. General Sadiq

Jordanian King Receives Chief-of-Staff of Pakistan’s Army
2018-04-27 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan received Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. General Zubair Mahmud Hayat and an accompanying delegation to discuss prospects of military cooperation between the two countries, Petra news agency

8th Eager Lion Military Drill Concludes in Jordan
2018-04-26 Read More...
The “Eager Lion” military drill 2018 concluded its 8th edition in Jordan on Wednesday with a naval exercise to raid and inspect a vessel in participation of the US marines, Petra news agency

Jordanian King Receives Two U.S. Military Delegations
2018-02-23 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II received at Al Husseiniya Palace member of the US Senate’s Armed Services Committee Senator Jack Reed and the accompanying

Jordanian King Inaugurates Royal Tank Museum
2018-01-31 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday opened the Royal Tank Museum to showcase 110 armored fighting vehicles, a large collection that has played a key role in the heroic battles fought by the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), Jordanian news agency Petra

Jordanian Army Chief Receives French Chief-of-Staff
2018-01-03 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat met in Amman on Monday the Chief of the Defense Staff of the French Army General Francois Lecointre, Jordan News Agency Petra

Saudi King, Crown Prince Receive Jordan’s King
2017-12-14 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held at his palace, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, a session of official talks with King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of

Jordanian Army Chief Receives German Military Delegation
2017-10-05 Read More...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordan, Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat, received a German military delegation for talks on the latest developments in the region and bilateral

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