Jordanian Armed Forces - Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Special Operations Command

Main Article: Joint Special Operations Command - JSOC

Over the years, the development of the Special Operations Forces has been particularly significant, enhancing the capability of the forces to react rapidly to threats to state security, as well as training special forces from the region and beyond.

Jordan has embarked on the installation of a sophisticated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) system which is expected to enhance interoperability between the armed services and also between Jordanian and coalition forces as well as improving Jordan's air defense system.

In order to better cope with a range of potential threats, Jordan has been re-organizing its armed forces. There has been a greater emphasis on rapid reaction and special forces. The Special Operations Command (SOCOM), founded in the mid-1990s, has been focusing on both internal security in support of the Middle East peace process and border security. In the latter role, SOCOM gives particular attention to sophisticated smuggling operations on the Iraqi border and terrorist infiltration along the Syrian frontier. Jordanian forces have a particular focus on the sensitive frontier with the West Bank region.