Saudi, Jordan forces carry out joint drill

Units from Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), on Saturday, arrived at the Saudi King Abdulaziz Naval Base (KANB), while a group of Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) arrived at the Marka military airport in Amman, to carry out the "Abdullah 5" joint military drill this week.

The Abdullah 5 joint drill between the Jordanian and Saudi armed forces is part of a series of joint training programs between the armies of the two countries.

The three-week drill aims at enhancing joint cooperation, exchanging of expertise, developing military skills, training in counter-terrorism operations, dealing with ammunitions and raising combat efficiency.

Also, according to Jordanian official news agency PETRA, The Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army (JAF) will carry out the Eager Lion 2017  joint drill with the US side and the participation of 23 countries May 7-18.

The drill aims to boost cooperation between the armed forces of the participating nations, enhance their defence capabilities, train on strategic planning in a joint operations environment, raise the combat readiness of the participating armies and develop their national crisis management capacity to counter unconventional threats.

source: Alarabiya