Royal Jordanian Navy
The Royal Jordanian Navy is naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Jordan. As Jordan is landlocked except at its southern extremity, with only 26 kilometres (16 mi) of shoreline along the Gulf of Aqaba providing access to the Red Sea, its Naval Force comprises 27 patrol boats, and has a total complement of more than 700 personnel, excluding the 77th Marines Reconnaissance Battalion. The Naval Force is under the command of the army.
| Royal Jordanian Naval Force | |
|---|---|
| القوة البحرية الاردنية | |
Naval Ensign of Jordan | |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Country | Jordan |
| Role | Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | Aqaba |
| Equipment | 27 patrol craft |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief | King Abdullah II |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Air Vice Marshal Yousef Huneiti |
| Commander of the Navy | Brig. General Ibrahim Salman al-Naimat |
As of July 2016 the Commander of the Navy is Brigadier General Ibrahim Salman Al-Naimat.
The Royal Jordanian Navy also cooperates with other nations in the region, being part of the maritime Combined Task Force 152 that provides security in the Persian Gulf.
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