During the Opening Ceremony at the 10th Annual Warrior Competition at KASOTC (King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center), Jordan’s elite Special Operations Forces undertook a series of dynamic demonstrations with the second of these being by the new KAII SOFG.
In 2017, following the creation of the Quick Reaction Force Brigade (QRFB) in 2016, the Joint Special Operations Command of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was restructured and the King Abdullah II Special Operation Forces Group was formed. We will look at the QRFB in a later feature, with images taken this May at Marka during a dynamic demonstration which the KAII SOFG also took part in.
A KAII SOFG assault team on an Al-Jawad carrier race toward a hijacked aircraft [© Bob Morrison]
Another SOFG assault team on a Chevrolet Suburban SUV speed forward [© Bob Morrison]
The vehicles used in the hijacked aircraft take-down scenario were matt black Chevrolet Suburban SUVs with running boards and grab bars, and JLVM Al-Jawad armoured personnel carriers with assault ladders. Primary weapons carried were Heckler & Koch 5.56mm HK416 assault rifles with Trijicon ACOG and RMR sights.
Two teams take the mid and rear emergency doors as others assault the main steps [© Bob Morrison]
Note the military working dog handler and his canine bringing up the rear [© Bob Morrison]
As the assault teams go in other operators working in pairs form an outer cordon [© Bob Morrison]
The first overpowered hijacker is removed from the Airbus [© Bob Morrison]
The teams stand guard over captured hijackers until a prisoner transit vehicle is brought forward [© Bob Morrison]
The prisoners are speedily removed – at this point the incident scene would be handed back to the police commander [© Bob Morrison]
The teams mount up to leave the incident scene a little over three minutes after arriving [© Bob Morrison]
Teams appear to consist of eight operators working in buddy pairs [© Bob Morrison]
The two closest operators wear MultiCam uniform but the third wears Jordanian SpecOps camo pattern [© Bob Morrison]
Uniforms here are SpecOps camo but load carriage vests are MultiCam [© Bob Morrison]
The Al-Jawad – these are early models – is locally produced by Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing [© Bob Morrison]
The SOF Group can also call on the services of MD-530F light helicopters – this one took off just before the display [© Bob Morrison]
Jordanian Special Operations personnel are not only well-trained and well-equipped but also held in high regard both regionally and worldwide [© Bob Morrison]
