Jordanian Armed Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Jordanian Armed Forces are the military organization of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, responsible for national defense and known for their professionalism and role in regional security.

Aliases (6)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
allegiance	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan →
alternativeName	Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army →
branch	Jordanian Royal Guard → Jordanian Special Operations Forces → Royal Jordanian Air Force → Royal Jordanian Land Force → Royal Jordanian Navy →
budgetSource	Jordanian government defense budget →
commanderInChief	Abdullah II of Jordan →
component	active duty personnel → reserve forces →
cooperation	Gulf Cooperation Council states → NATO → United Kingdom Armed Forces → United States Armed Forces →
country	Jordan →
engagement	1948 Arab–Israeli War → Black September → Gulf War → Six-Day War → War of Attrition → War on Terror → Yom Kippur War → operations against ISIS →
foundingDate	1920 →
garrison	Amman →
headquarters	Amman →
language	Arabic →
monarch	Abdullah II of Jordan →
motto	God, Homeland, King →
nativeName	القوات المسلحة الأردنية – الجيش العربي →
origin	Arab Legion →
peacekeepingContribution	United Nations missions →
primaryMission	defense of Jordanian territory → protection of the Hashemite monarchy →
religionContext	predominantly Muslim personnel →
reputation	high level of training → moderate, reliable regional partner → professionalism →
role	internal security support → national defense → peacekeeping operations → regional security →
serviceBranchType	air force → army → navy →
shortName	JAF →
supremeCommanderTitle	Supreme Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces →
trainingPartner	United Kingdom → United States →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Centauro tank destroyer ("Royal Jordanian Army") → High Mobility Artillery Rocket System → M48 Patton tank → Warrior infantry fighting vehicle →	usedBy
Abdullah II of Jordan → King Hussein of Jordan → Prince Hashim bin Hussein →	militaryBranch
Jordanian Armed Forces ("Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army") →	alternativeName
Jordanian Armed Forces ("Royal Jordanian Land Force") →	branch
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict →	conflictParties
Jordan–Israel border ("Jordanian security forces") →	hasCheckpointControl
Black September conflict →	hasParticipant
Jordanian Armed Forces ("القوات المسلحة الأردنية – الجيش العربي") →	nativeName
M60 Patton →	operator
Palestine Police Force ("Transjordanian security forces") →	replacedBy
Prince Hamzah bin Hussein →	serviceBranch