Story by Andrea Chaney | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | 04.03.2023
AQABA, Jordan—Members of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Colorado National Guard (CONG), and in partnership with the Jordanian government, Jordan Armed Forces (JAF), and the National Center for Security and Crisis Management (NCSCM) participated in Field Training Exercise 2023 or Jordan Shield, in various regions around the country to demonstrate Jordan’s capabilities to......
Story by Andrea Chaney | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | 03.16.2023
IRBID, Jordan—Members of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Colorado National Guard (CONG), and in partnership with the Jordanian government, Jordan Armed Forces (JAF), and the National Center for Security and Crises Management (NCSCM) participated in Field Training Exercise 2023 or Jordan Shield, in various regions around the country to demonstrate Jordan’s capabilities......
Story by Capt. Olivia Cobiskey-Haftmann | U.S. Army Central | 09.13.2022
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) regularly conducts military-to-military engagements and security cooperation activities like Eager Lion with regional partners to enhance regional cooperation, improve partner capacity, and increase interoperability between military forces....
Story by Capt. Olivia Cobiskey-Haftmann | U.S. Army Central | 09.04.2022
Eager Lion, one of the largest military exercises in the region, will include training to advance proficiencies for Maritime and Border Security, disaster response, and humanitarian aid. This exercise affords participants opportunities to improve interagency communications and coordination, using fictitious regular and irregular warfare scenarios, to activate a Combined Joint Task Force....
Story by Capt. Joshua Pena | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 04.14.2022
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment (2/24) and members of the 61st Quick Reaction Force Battalion and 77th Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) successfully completed exercise Intrepid Maven (IM) 22-1 aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 22. The engagement was the first iteration of the Marine Corps Forces, Central Command led......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla Hakeem | Area Support Group - Jordan | 02.12.2020
Dealing with a chemical threat is more than donning a gas mask and adorning oneself in protective gear; sometimes the best protection is proper detection....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla Hakeem | Area Support Group - Jordan | 02.07.2020
What is a vehicle that towers more than 9 feet, is used as a troop carrier and can substantially withstand explosive detonations?...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla Hakeem | Area Support Group - Jordan | 01.24.2020
Cartography, the science or practice of drawing and reading maps, can be dated back to the ancient ages of Before Christ (B.C.) within the Julian and Gregorian calendars. One of the oldest maps discovered is captured on a Babylonian clay tablet entitled Imago Mundi, estimated to have been originated around 2300 B.C. The ancient craft of reading maps has naturally evolved with human......
