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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

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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