Supreme Commander attends drill by artillery units

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), on Tuesday attended a training exercise of one of the Royal Artillery units, according to a Royal Court statement.  

The King watched the exercise from a "fortified surveillance post" that has been recently built, upon His Majesty's directives to develop the training process, in accordance with the highest standards, and to be able to create realistic situations and build up training strategies for different units. 

King Abdullah was briefed on the unit’s mission and orders, in the presence of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mashal Al Zaben and HRH Prince Feisal, special assistant to the chairman of the joint chiefs-of-staff.

Top brass explained that surveillance posts are used for training purposes worldwide to provide sufficient protection and close monitoring, which helps build confidence between the different units during drills. 

The King commended the high level and skills of the JAF. The training was also attended by Director of the King’s Office Jafar Hassan and several senior JAF officers.