|
The Special Operation Forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces were founded on April 15, 1963 on the orders of the late King Hussein. In the early 1970s, Jordan's Special Forces were developed and assigned the tasks of reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, search and evacuation, combat, and the protection of key sites. The Special Forces have also been charged with precision missions including the targeting of military convoys and the cutting off of enemy supply lines and communications. Members are equipped and trained to be able to operate behind enemy lines for long periods without any logistical support. ==JSOC Development== Since their establishment in 1963, the Jordanian special operations forces were meant to be flexible and dynamic, in order to successfully face the ever-changing threats to Jordan national security. Their organizational structure has evolved significantly over the past half-century, as internal and external threats changed. Jordanian special operations forces evolved from a multi-task company-size parachute unit in the early 1960s to brigade-size in the early 1980s, with more specialized units, including a parachute unit, special forces unit and a small counter-terrorism unit. With the beginning of this century and the emergence of new threats to national security, Jordan established paramilitary troops—the Gendarmerie. The new military force was, and remains, tasked with countering homeland security threats, thus allowing the Special Operations Forces to focus on homeland defense threats.Therefore, the concept changed accordingly, from special operations to joint special operations. The new organization of the Royal Joint Special Operations consists mainly of three main brigades with all standard support and service units that facilitate operations and training. * The Special Forces Brigade consists of a special forces group, a counter-terrorism battalion and a combat search-and-rescue battalion. This brigade is mainly equipped and trained to successfully fight unconventional threats, with a good capability to also face conventional ones. * The Rangers Brigade is more geared towards fighting conventional threats, with good capabilities to support internal security operations. * The Special Operations Aviation Brigade provides the joint task forces with mobility, timely response capabilities and insertion platforms, especially for the counter-terrorism teams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joint Special Operations Command (Jordan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|