Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:JAF
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Jordanian_Army
gptkb:Special_Operations_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Guard
gptkb:Royal_Jordanian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force
gptkbp:budget ~$2 billion (2023)
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Abdullah_II_of_Jordan
gptkbp:conscription No (voluntary service)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Jordan
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Order_of_Independence_(Jordan)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Jordan
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Emblem_of_the_Jordanian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkb:Six-Day_War_(1967)
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War_(1973)
gptkb:Gulf_War_(1991)
gptkb:Black_September_(1970)
Arab–Israeli War (1948)
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:M113_armored_personnel_carrier
gptkb:M60_Patton_tanks
gptkb:Bell_AH-1_Cobra
C-130 Hercules
Leopard 2A7 tanks
gptkbp:founded 1920
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Amman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Major_General_Yousef_Huneiti
gptkbp:motto gptkb:God,_Homeland,_King
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:القوات_المسلحة_الأردنية_–_الجيش_العربي
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Abdullah_I_of_Jordan
gptkb:Glubb_Pasha
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:King_Abdullah_II_Special_Forces_Group
gptkb:Royal_Guard
gptkb:Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force
Jordanian Central Command
Jordanian Eastern Command
Jordanian Northern Command
Jordanian Southern Command
gptkbp:peacekeepingMissions gptkb:UNIFIL_(Lebanon)
gptkb:United_Nations_missions
gptkb:UNAMID_(Darfur)
gptkb:MINUSMA_(Mali)
MONUSCO (Congo)
gptkbp:role defense of Jordan
gptkbp:serviceAge 17–49 years
gptkbp:size ~100,000 active personnel
gptkbp:website https://www.jaf.mil.jo/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:القوات_المسلحة_الأردنية_–_الجيش_العربي
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7