Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Johnston, Naval Mobile
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Johnston, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Gulf Port, Miss., cuts a piece of lumber with a radial arm saw outside of the Exercise Eager Lion 12 joint operations center on t... More
Lt. Col. Douglas Arendsee, Combined Joint Task Force
Lt. Col. Douglas Arendsee, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan Religious Support Team chaplain, speaks with attendees at a Table Top Exercise at Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies May 9, 2012. The conferen... More
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, a staff chaplain for
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, reads the Quran after a religious leaders' conference, May 9, in Zarqa, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is a recurri... More
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop zone after completing his static line jump at the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Li... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan participating in Exercise Eager Lion brief colleagues at the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman, Jordan, May 10. Lectures were spread out over a two-d... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise involving 19 countr... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
A U.S. military adviser looks on as members of the
A U.S. military adviser looks on as members of the Jordanian Armed Forces begin a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operation Task Force-300 during Exerc... More
Press conference press release
A Jordanian journalist asks a question to Major Gen. Awni El-Edwan (right), Jordanian Armed Forces operations and training chief of staff, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo (left), Combined Joint Task Force Spar... More
A Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk flies overhead with Combined
A Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk flies overhead with Combined Joint Task Force Spartan participants ready to fast rope onto a building in a mock village at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during ... More
Displaced personnel begin a protest at the mock dislocated
Displaced personnel begin a protest at the mock dislocated civilians camp May 18. The camp is run by Jordanian armed forces with Lebanese armed forces providing security and U.S. military providing guidance as ... More
Capt. Rob Clontz, Operational Support Medical Flight,
Capt. Rob Clontz, Operational Support Medical Flight, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, speaks in front of Jordanian medical staff at the National Emergency Medical Service E... More
Combined Joint Special Operations soldiers air assault
Combined Joint Special Operations soldiers air assault onto a live-fire training objective during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 was an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missions that our coa... More
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Johnston, Naval Mobile
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Johnston, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Gulf Port, Miss., cuts a piece of lumber with a radial arm saw outside of the Exercise Eager Lion 12 joint operations center on t... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sharon Lamorie-Jones, Combined Joint
Sgt. 1st Class Sharon Lamorie-Jones, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan Religious Support Team chaplain’s assistant, talks with other leaders during a Table Top Exercise at Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Stud... More
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam (right), a staff chaplain
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam (right), a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, and Maj. Mohammad Sbeihat, Jordanian armed forces, discuss the mosque at the Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies after a r... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan attending a two-day medical brief inspect a U.S. military combat aide bag at the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman, Jordan, May 10. The workshop, whi... More
A Jordanian parachutist gets assistance with unhooking
A Jordanian parachutist gets assistance with unhooking his parachute after completing his static line jump at the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. The exercise promotes cooperation and interoperability... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise involving 19 countr... More
A U.S. military adviser looks on as members of the
A U.S. military adviser looks on as members of the Jordanian Armed Forces begin a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operation Task Force-300 during Exerc... More
Jordanian and United States troops fast rope from a
Jordanian and United States troops fast rope from a hovering Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk onto a building in a mock village at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during a capabilities demonstr... More
Jordanian armed forces, with the assistance of United
Jordanian armed forces, with the assistance of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, speak with displaced personnel during a protest at the dislocated civilians camp May 18. The camp is run by Jordania... More
Master Sgt. Jason Douville, Operational Support Medical
Master Sgt. Jason Douville, Operational Support Medical Flight, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, demonstrates the use of the Combat Action Tourniquet for Jordanian medical s... More
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Seabees from NMCB 7 completed the construction of 30
Seabees from NMCB 7 completed the construction of 30 offices and a four-tiered, theater style command center in less than two weeks. There were no existing structures in the empty warehouse that now houses the ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam (right), a staff chaplain
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam (right), a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, greets Brig. Gen. Jamiel Khatatbeh, dean of the Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies, after a religious leaders' conference... More
Exercise Eager Lion coalition partners from Combined
Exercise Eager Lion coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan brief colleagues on a variety of topics, from air medical evacuations to tactical combat casualty care, at the King Hussein Medical ... More
Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan commander, and Jordanian special operations Col. Aref S. Al-Zaben pin their corresponding countries' jump wings to each others' uniforms after a friendship ... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on mission... More
U.S. military advisers teach a new standing technique
U.S. military advisers teach a new standing technique to members of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan took part in a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin A-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 16 at the King Abdull... More
Master Sgt. Jason Douville, Operational Support Medical
Master Sgt. Jason Douville, Operational Support Medical Flight, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, demonstrates the use of the Combat Action Tourniquet for Jordanian medical s... More
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Seabees from NMCB 7 completed the construction of 30
Seabees from NMCB 7 completed the construction of 30 offices and a four-tiered, theater style command center in less than two weeks. There were no existing structures in the empty warehouse that now houses the ... More
Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan commander, and Jordanian special operations Col. Aref S. Al-Zaben pin their corresponding countries' jump wings to each others' uniforms after a friendship ... More
Exercise Eager Lion coalition partners from Combined
Exercise Eager Lion coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan brief colleagues on a variety of topics, from air medical evacuations to tactical combat casualty care, at the King Hussein Medical ... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on mission... More
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new standing technique
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new standing technique to members of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations T... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan took part in a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin A-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 16 at the King Abdull... More
Master Sgt. Jason Douville, Operational Support Medical
Master Sgt. Jason Douville, Operational Support Medical Flight, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, fields a question about the Combat Action Tourniquet from a member of the Jo... More
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian armed forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Erick Martin, Naval Mobile
Petty Officer 3rd Class Erick Martin, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Gulf Port, Miss., paints the Exercise Eager Lion 12 logo for the joint operations center on the King Abdullah II Special Operations T... More
A Jordanian parachutist pins Jordanian jump wings to
A Jordanian parachutist pins Jordanian jump wings to a U.S. parachutist's uniform at a formation held after the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Exercise Eager Lion is focused on strengthening military... More
Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan commander, hands out jump wing certificates to parachutists who participated in Exercise Eager Lion's friendship jump May 10. The focus of Eager Lion 2012 ... More
Exercise Eager Lion coalition partners from Combined
Exercise Eager Lion coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan brief colleagues on a variety of topics, from air medical evacuations to tactical combat casualty care, at the King Hussein Medical ... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on mission... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
A U.S. military adviser looks at the target of a Jordanian
A U.S. military adviser looks at the target of a Jordanian Armed Forces member during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 durin... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan took part in a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin A-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 16 at the King Abdull... More
A Jordanian armed forces parachutist displays the recently
A Jordanian armed forces parachutist displays the recently pinned U.S. jump wings he received after completing a friendship jump to kick off Exercise Eager Lion 2012. The jump wings were pinned by his U.S. coun... More
Combined Joint Task Force Spartan parachutists prepare
Combined Joint Task Force Spartan parachutists prepare chutes for the Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Eager Lion participants are conducting the jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on mission... More
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique to a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations ... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan took part in a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin A-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 16 at the King Abdull... More
A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces
A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces parachutist partner before the Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Eager Lion participants jumped to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of ... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on mission... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique to a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations ... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan move through a mock village at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah... More
A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces
A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces parachutist partner before the Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Eager Lion participants jumped to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of E... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on mission... More
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique to a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations ... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan maneuver a four-man stack as they move through a mock village at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during a capabilities demonstra... More
A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces
A U.S. parachutist inspects his Jordanian Armed Forces parachutist partner before the Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump. Eager Lion participants jumped to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of ... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Royal Armed Forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missio... More
U.S. military advisers teach a new shooting technique
U.S. military advisers teach a new shooting technique to a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Tas... More
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
A Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk flies overhead with Combined
A Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk flies overhead with Combined Joint Task Force Spartan participants ready to fast rope onto a building in a mock village at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during ... More
Exercise Eager Lion participants take part in a friendship
Exercise Eager Lion participants take part in a friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Lion 2012 is to strengthen military-to-military relationships of partner nations.... More
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint
Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on miss... More
U.S. military advisers teach a new shooting technique
U.S. military advisers teach a new shooting technique to a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Tas... More
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat
Jordanian Armed Forces train in hand-to-hand combat with their U.S. military partners during Exercise Eager Lion 12, an annual exercise focused on developing relationships with other nations and increasing inte... More
Jordanian and United States troops fast rope from a
Jordanian and United States troops fast rope from a hovering Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk onto a building in a mock village at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during a capabilities demonstr... More
Exercise Eager Lion participants take part in a friendship
Exercise Eager Lion participants take part in a friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Lion 2012 is to strengthen military-to-military relationships of partner nations.... More
A Jordanian Armed Forces member speaks to fellow members
A Jordanian Armed Forces member speaks to fellow members about there upcoming live-fire training evolution. The Jordanian Armed Forces members are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 du... More
A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal
A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces listens to a U.S. military advisor discuss weapons manipulation techniques at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 1... More
Jordanian and United States troops fast rope from a
Jordanian and United States troops fast rope from a hovering Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk onto a building in a mock village at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during a capabilities demonstr... More
Jordanian and United States parachutists exit a C-17
Jordanian and United States parachutists exit a C-17 Globemaster III during a friendship jump at Exercise Eager Lion 2012. The jump is the kick off event for the exercise, whose focus is to strengthen military-... More
U.S. military advisers and Jordanian Armed Forces members
U.S. military advisers and Jordanian Armed Forces members attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct a live-fire training evolution while participating in Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager... More
A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal
A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces listens to a U.S. military advisor discuss weapons manipulation techniques at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 1... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan blow a door in a mock village at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdull... More
Jordanian and United States parachutists navigate their
Jordanian and United States parachutists navigate their way to the drop zone at Exercise Eager Lion 2012. They are participating in a friendship jump to help kick off the exercise, which promotes cooperation an... More
Jordanian Armed Forces members attached to Combined
Jordanian Armed Forces members attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct a live-fire training evolution while participating in Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is an irregular wa... More
A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling
A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling techniques for members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Mem... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan pull security for their teams during a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on ... More
Jordanian and United States parachutists navigate their
Jordanian and United States parachutists navigate their way to the drop zone at Exercise Eager Lion 2012. They are participating in a friendship jump to help kick off the exercise, which promotes cooperation an... More
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique
A U.S. military adviser teaches a new shooting technique to a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces during a live-fire training evolution. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations ... More
A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling
A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling techniques for members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Mem... More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan pull security for their teams during a capabilities demonstration for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on ... More