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Prince Faisal of Jordan Opens SOFEX Commanders Conference
2018-05-09 Read More...
Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces - Arab Army, His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Ibn Al Hussein on Monday patronized the Special Operations Forces Conference (SOFEX), which was held a day

Jordanian Army Chief Meets Foreign Counterparts
2018-05-09 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. General Mahmoud Abdel Halim Freihat (photo), received at the SOFEX 2018 Conference on Monday Chairmen of the Chiefs of Staff of Croatia, Guinea, Mexico as well as Pakistan’s Chairman of Heavy

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 Attends Closing Ceremony of Gulf Shield 1
2018-04-18 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday joined Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and a number of leaders and heads of state of Arab and world countries at the closing ceremony of the joint military exercise “Gulf Shield 1” in a military field in

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

Jordan, Australia Discuss Military Cooperation
2018-01-23 Read More...
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordan, Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat, on Saturday received Royal Australian Air Force Commander and Defense Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, and his accompanying delegation, the Jordan News

Jordanian King Receives German Defense Minister
2018-01-16 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan on Sunday held talks with visiting German Defense Minister Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen on bilateral friendly ties, particularly in the defense and military fields, Petra news agency

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

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