Jordanian Armed Forces

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
allegiance Kingdom of Jordan
surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
alternativeName Jordanian Armed Forces
surface form: Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army
branch Jordanian Royal Guard
Jordanian Special Operations Forces
Royal Jordanian Air Force
Jordanian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council states

NATO
British Armed Forces
surface form: United Kingdom Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces
country Jordan
engagement Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Black September conflict
surface form: Black September

Gulf War
Six-Day War
War of Attrition
Global War on Terrorism
surface form: 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 Jordanian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: القوات المسلحة الأردنية – الجيش العربي
origin Arab Legion
peacekeepingContribution United Nations missions in the Middle East
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States

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King Hussein of Jordan militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Warrior infantry fighting vehicle usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
Jordanian Armed Forces alternativeName Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army
Jordanian Armed Forces nativeName Jordanian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: القوات المسلحة الأردنية – الجيش العربي
Jordanian Armed Forces branch Jordanian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Jordanian Land Force
Black September conflict hasParticipant Jordanian Armed Forces
Abdullah II of Jordan militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Prince Hamzah bin Hussein serviceBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Prince Hashim bin Hussein militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Centauro tank destroyer usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Royal Jordanian Army
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict conflictParties Jordanian Armed Forces
Palestine Police Force replacedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Transjordanian security forces
M48 Patton tank usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
M60 Patton tank operator Jordanian Armed Forces
subject surface form: M60 Patton
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
Jordan–Israel border hasCheckpointControl Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Jordanian security forces
JAF standsFor Jordanian Armed Forces
Supreme Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces confersAuthorityOver Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army
Jordanian Royal Guard partOf Jordanian Armed Forces
Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem opponent Jordanian Armed Forces
Arab Legion reorganizedAs Jordanian Armed Forces
Arab Legion successor Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Jordanian Arab Army
Royal Jordanian Air Force partOf Jordanian Armed Forces
Royal Jordanian Navy serviceBranchOf Jordanian Armed Forces
Royal Jordanian Navy partOf Jordanian Armed Forces
Jordanian Special Operations Forces partOf Jordanian Armed Forces
Beretta M1951 pistol usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
subject surface form: Beretta M1951
Abdullah militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
subject surface form: Abdullah II of Jordan
Battle of Amman (1970) belligerent Jordanian Armed Forces
Princess Aisha bint Hussein militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Hamzah bin Hussein serviceBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
FV432 armoured personnel carrier operator Jordanian Armed Forces
subject surface form: FV432
Habis al-Majali militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Habis al-Majali employer Jordanian Armed Forces
Crown Prince of Jordan branchOfService Jordanian Armed Forces
subject surface form: Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
FAL usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
subject surface form: FN FAL
Mandelbaum Gate securityManagedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Jordanian military
Prince Hussein bin Abdullah militaryBranch Jordanian Armed Forces
Government of Jordan hasAgency Jordanian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army
Carl-Gustaf M2 usedBy Jordanian Armed Forces
Dhofar Rebellion hasMainBelligerent Jordanian Armed Forces
Jordanian Armed Forces bases operatedBy Jordanian Armed Forces