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The Royal Jordanian Navy is the naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Jordan.As Jordan is landlocked except at its southern extremity, with only 26 kilometres (16 mi) of shoreline along the Gulf of Aqaba providing access to the Red Sea, its Naval Force comprises 27 patrol boats, and has a total complement of more than 700 personnel, excluding the 77th Marines ...
In 1976, the area was chosen by the Royal Jordanian Air Force for a major new air base. Construction started that same year and in November 1980, No 1 (Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter) and No 11 Squadrons (F-5E/F Tiger II) were deployed there. The air base was officially opened on 24 May 1981.
Military airports Al-Jafr: OJKF [1] King Faisal Air Base: Azraq: OJMS [1] Muwaffaq Salti Air Base: Mafraq: OJMF [1] OMF King Hussein Air Base: Ruwaished: OJRW [1] H-4 Air Base: Safawi: OJPH [1] Prince Hassan Air Base: Zarqa: OJKA [1] King Abdullah II Air Base
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
In 1969, the airfield was opened as a military base, being named after Prince Hassan bin Talal, then Crown Prince of Jordan. [4] No. 9 Squadron RJAF was established at the base, operating Lockheed F-104A/B Starfighters. [4] In 1994, the Fighter Weapons Instructor School was moved to the base. [4] [clarification needed]
The base, known as Tower 22, sits near the demilitarized zone on the border between Jordan and Syria along a sandy, bulldozed berm marking the DMZ's southern edge. The Iraqi border is only 10 ...
Military installations of the United States in Jordan (2 P) Pages in category "Military installations of Jordan" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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