US Special Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces Conduct Combined Jump Exercise

Photo By Capt. Kevin Lindow | ZARQA, Jordan – Royal Jordanian Armed Forces and US Special Forces bond after a combined jump exercise conducted in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in April 2022.  

JORDAN

04.11.2022

Story by 1st Lt. Kevin Lindow 

Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force - Levant

ZARQA, Jordan – Jump teams from both US Special Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces executed a combined jump exercise in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in April 2022.

On a pleasant spring morning, small teams from the US Special Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces special met in an unassuming open field on the outskirts of Zarqa in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Both teams shook hands, exchanged smiles and a few laughs, but then it was down to business when two UH-60 Black Hawks appeared on the horizon.

Both teams started prepping their equipment and parachutes as the UH-60 Black Hawks descended down on the open field. The helicopters were led by Royal Jordanian Armed Forces crews with a US Special Forces jump master overseeing the exercise. The wind was just right, the teams were prepped and ready to go, the thumbs up was given by the jump master and the flight crews respectively; it was time to jump.

Both teams boarded the helicopters and the exercise was underway. The flight crews brought both teams to jump altitude over the drop zone, the crew chiefs gave the thumbs up and the teams launched towards the earth. Each operator, equipped with an altimeter, knew exactly when to engage their parachutes and when the time came, they all fell to the earth under deployed canopies. The teams shook hands again, exchanged bigger smiles and even more laughs.

Exercises like this demonstrate how we continually build interoperability with our partner forces, promote readiness, and strengthen our partnership against regional threats.

• Date Taken: 04.11.2022
• Date Posted: 04.23.2022 10:12
• Story ID: 419147
• Location: JO