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Jordan. July 26, 2000: HC-130H 348 of the Royal Jordanian Air Force crashed after take-off from al-Mafraq air base, 50 kilometers N of Amman, Jordan. Which resulted in the death of all 13 crew members. Kuwait. September 5, 1980: L-100-20 317 of the Kuwait Air Force crashed near Montelimar in southeastern France – lightning strike.
8 June. A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B, of Marine Aircraft Group 39 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashes near Glamis, California, killing five. [152] 9 June. A PLAAF Chengdu J-7 crashed in a residential area in Hubei, China, destroying several houses and killing at least one person on the ground.
The Jordanian Armed Forces ( JAF) ( Arabic: القوات المسلحة الأردنية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya ), also referred to as the Arab Army ( Arabic: الجيش العربي, Al-Jaysh Al-Arabi ), are the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy.
There have been 165 attacks on bases in the Middle East where U.S. troops are stationed, Singh said, including 98 in Syria, 66 in Iraq and the one in Jordan. They have wounded about 120 U.S. troops.
January 29, 2024 at 10:29 AM. JERUSALEM (AP) — A little-discussed U.S. military desert outpost in the far reaches of northeastern Jordan has become the focus of international attention after a ...
The Defense Department has released the identities of the three U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who were killed Sunday in an attack at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syrian border.. The slain ...
Joint Base San Antonio – located 8 kilometers (5 miles) north of San Antonio, Texas. Joint Base Langley-Eustis – located 12 kilometers (8 miles) east of Newport News, Virginia. Joint Region Marianas – combines Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer ...
The air base was officially opened on May 24, 1981. It was named after Lieutenant Muwaffaq Salti who died in battle with the Israeli Air Force on November 13, 1966, during the Battle of Samou. It was initially home to Nos 1 and 25 Mirage squadrons. Between 1997 and 2007 Mirage squadrons were based here.