Press conference press release
A Jordanian journalist asks a question to Major Gen. Awni El-Edwan (right), Jordanian Armed Forces operations and training chief of staff, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo (left), Combined Joint Task Force Spar... More
Spc. Wagner of 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment,
Spc. Wagner of 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, moves to a fighting position with a FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live fire exercise in supp... More
The 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Charlie
The 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Charlie Company and the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion conduct a medical evacuation validation for Exercise Eager Lion 2018 from... More
Internal transport vehicles from the 26th Marine
Internal transport vehicles from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to embark a landing craft air cushion upon conclusion of Exercise Eager Lion. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exe... More
150510-N-CW570-608 AQABA, Jordan (May 10, 2015) Explosive
150510-N-CW570-608 AQABA, Jordan (May 10, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Dustin Gardner, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Unit One (EODTEU1), speaks with U.S. Navy Capt. ... More
U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th
U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are transported by a landing craft utility during the offload of Exercise Eager Lion 2013, Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, June 21, 201... More
U.S. Marines assigned to CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD, conduct
U.S. Marines assigned to CE MARFOR CENTCOM FWD, conduct live fire training on Camp Titin, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion, May 7, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen ... More
U.S. Marines from 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Marines from 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, practice trench-clearing tactics, techniques and procedures just outside Al Quweyrah, Jordan, May 12, 2015. The Marines are parti... More
Jordanian Armed Forces Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO)
Jordanian Armed Forces Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) watch U.S. Marine Corps NCOs conduct close order drill during an NCO leadership exchange event on Camp Titin, Jordan, during Exercise Eager Lion, May 14, 2... More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Boerger,
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Boerger, 5th MEB Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense OIC, addresses an international media pool after a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBR... More
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Colorado Air National
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Colorado Air National Guard arrives at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exercise. Eager Lion is a U.S. Central Command-directed, irregular warfare-the... More
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marine fires an M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistol at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to... More
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marine engages a long distance target with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System at a range in Jordan, June 10, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an ann... More
Members of Commander, Task Group 56.1, EOD Mobile Unit
Members of Commander, Task Group 56.1, EOD Mobile Unit 12, practice mine-counter measures during Exercise Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen ... More
Alpha Battery 5-3 Field Artillery from Joint Base
Alpha Battery 5-3 Field Artillery from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington along with 29th Royal HIMARS Battalion conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live fire exercise, outside Amman, J... More
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Operations Officer, Wanda Webb (safety vest) speaks to U.S. Army Maj. Grant Carter (grey shirt), Director of the Host Nation Coordination Cell from Ar... More
U.S. Marine and Jordanian Air Force Cobras fly together
U.S. Marine and Jordanian Air Force Cobras fly together during a training flight over the desert here, May 18, as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12. The Marine Cobra, right, is an AH-1W with the Marine Light Attac... More
150428-N-CW570-319 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (April 28,
150428-N-CW570-319 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (April 28, 2015) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), prepares to dock near the Royal Jordanian Naval Force Base in Aqaba in support of ... More
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response, Central Command, search a building for threats during a non-combatant evacuatio... More
Jordanian soldiers alongside non-governmental organization
Jordanian soldiers alongside non-governmental organization personnel respond to a controlled fire in the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Jabal Petra, Jordan as part of a scenario during Eager Lion 12.
A Navy corpsman with 2nd Medical Battalion rushes a
A Navy corpsman with 2nd Medical Battalion rushes a simulated patient with an injured eye socket into the medial trauma tent for treatment during a field training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 23, 2... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Arrocha, a rifleman
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Arrocha, a rifleman with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, U.S. Central Command, moves to the next firing position during a combat marksmanship range as part of Exercise Eage... More
Operations Specialist Seaman Lindsay Woods, a member
Operations Specialist Seaman Lindsay Woods, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), climbs a caving ladder during a bilateral tra... More
Staff Sgt. Zachary Burghart, a Maritime Raid Force
Staff Sgt. Zachary Burghart, a Maritime Raid Force team leader, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, verifies scope settings on an M107 .50 cal Special Application Scoped Rifle, or SASR, during bilateral live-fire ... More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Kevin
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Kevin Stoneback, assigned to Commander Task Group (CTG) 56.1, trains sailors from the Royal Jordanian Navy on demolition build up during Exercise Eager Lion. Exe... More
Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS
Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) prepare to conduct visit, board, search and seizure exercises during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion is a multinational exercise involvin... More
Members of the Lebanese Army establish a defensive
Members of the Lebanese Army establish a defensive position alongside Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, here, May 22, 2012,... More
U.S. military vehicles assigned to the 26th Marine
U.S. military vehicles assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit depart from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), not shown, during the offload phase of exercise Eager Lion 2013 in Aqaba, Jor... More
The loading ramp from the Norfolk Alliance (a Vehicles
The loading ramp from the Norfolk Alliance (a Vehicles Carrier Vessel) is closer to lowering into position for loading operations to begin. Loading operations were conducted under the supervision of the Milita... More
U.S. Army Spc. John Ball with the 1st Battalion, 6th
U.S. Army Spc. John Ball with the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, jumps from one M-1 Abrams tank to another after a day on the range in Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion, April 19, 2018. Eager Lion is a m... More
Cpl. Mark Miller, a combat engineer with Charlie Company,
Cpl. Mark Miller, a combat engineer with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a training round from an M203 grenade launcher here, Ma... More
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marine fires an M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistol at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to... More
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines navigate their way to a landing zone during parachute operations at King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, June 12, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an... More
150516-N-CW570-628 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (May 16, 2015)
150516-N-CW570-628 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (May 16, 2015) Jordanian military personnel and a Coastguardsman, assigned to Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT), Direct Action Section 2, practice visit, board, sea... More
U.S. Army Col. Tom Adams along with Jordanian Armed
U.S. Army Col. Tom Adams along with Jordanian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Majed Azhair, conducts a mock press conference during Eager Lion 16, May 23, 2016. Eager Lion 16 is a bilateral, scenario based exercise wit... More
U.S. Army Col. Tom Adams along with Jordanian Armed
U.S. Army Col. Tom Adams along with Jordanian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Majed Azhair, conducts a mock press conference during Eager Lion 16, May 23, 2016. Eager Lion 16 is a bilateral, scenario based exercise wit... More
Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary
Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force share a shooting range with Jordanian Marines during an advanced combat marksmanship exercise during Exercise Eager Lion 12 h... More
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marine fires an M4 Carbine Rifle at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen mil... More
A Jordanian Air Force AH-1F Cobra helicopter flies
A Jordanian Air Force AH-1F Cobra helicopter flies above the desert during a bilateral training flight with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of Exercise Eager Lion here, May 18. Eager Lion 12 is ta... More
150513-N-CW570-078 AQABA, Jordan (May 13, 2015) Builder
150513-N-CW570-078 AQABA, Jordan (May 13, 2015) Builder 3rd Class Daniel Tapia, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.2, constructs a Southwest Asia (SWA) hut at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base in Aqaba dur... More
A Soldier in the mortars section of the Jordanian Armed
A Soldier in the mortars section of the Jordanian Armed Forces Border Security replies to a command during a live fire exercise with Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army Natio... More
Cpl. Steven McMillen, center, a combat engineer with
Cpl. Steven McMillen, center, a combat engineer with Engineer Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains how to use breaching e... More
Members of the Royal Saudi Air Force observe indirect
Members of the Royal Saudi Air Force observe indirect fire from Jordanian artillery alongside forward observer Marines from India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine ... More
150507-N-CW570-163 AQABA, Jordan (May 7, 2015) Explosive
150507-N-CW570-163 AQABA, Jordan (May 7, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Brie Coger, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, supervises as Jordanian and United Arab Emirati military perso... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Groover III, U.S. Central
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Groover III, U.S. Central Command director of Exercises and Training Directorate and Brig. Gen. Fahad Al-Damin, director of Joint Training for the Jordanian Armed Forces , speak wit... More
A Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130 takes off in Amman,
A Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130 takes off in Amman, Jordan, as part of familiarization flight with crews from the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., May 15, 2016. The flight was the initial C-1... More
Sergeant Jason Hardman, a Motor Transportation Operator
Sergeant Jason Hardman, a Motor Transportation Operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, looks at the rock structures during a cultural day event in Petra, Jordan, May 30, 2014. The trip was in conjunctio... More
150505-N-CW570-118 AQABA, Jordan (May 5, 2015) Staff
150505-N-CW570-118 AQABA, Jordan (May 5, 2015) Staff Sgt Rana Hmoud, assigned to Royal Jordanian Medical Services, applies a tourniquet in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) class in Aqaba, Jordan, during exe... More
A chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense
A chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense officer, center, with U.S. Army Central, spends her time getting to know soldiers from the Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army during the second day of Exerc... More
AMMAN, Jordan (May 7, 2017) Italian Airmen assigned
AMMAN, Jordan (May 7, 2017) Italian Airmen assigned to the 17th Special Operations Wing secure a landing pad during a fast roping exercise in Amman, Jordan during Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. C... More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Frank Donovan, 5th Marine
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Frank Donovan, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade commander, discusses expectations for Eager Lion, May 7, at the Joint Training Center in Jordan. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Comma... More
Dummy rounds from an M203 grenade launcher pile up
Dummy rounds from an M203 grenade launcher pile up here as members of the Lebanese Army and Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
MSgt Clint Mills, an electrician from the 140th Wing,
MSgt Clint Mills, an electrician from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, strings out install Constantine for a defensive perimeter at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exerc... More
150423-N-CW570-213 AQABA, Jordan (April 23, 2015) Explosive
150423-N-CW570-213 AQABA, Jordan (April 23, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, seek an open mooring spot at the Royal Jordanian Naval Force Base in preparation... More
Jordanian Armed Forces and U.S. Airmen assigned to
Jordanian Armed Forces and U.S. Airmen assigned to 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron call in air support from U.S. Air Force B-52s as part of a live ordnance demonstration during Exercise Eager... More
The USARCENT contingent command post tactical operations
The USARCENT contingent command post tactical operations center for Exercise Eager Lion was built to standard in less than 60 hours at the Joint Training Center in Jordan.
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander,
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, watches as a training simulation is being conducted during exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, April 26, 2018. Eager Lion 2018 is a bilateral training exerci... More
Senior Master Sgt. John Schmidt from the 140th Wing,
Senior Master Sgt. John Schmidt from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National, installs Constantine for a defensive perimeter at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exercise. Eager Lion is... More
An M1A1 Abrams Tank from the tank platoon for Battalion
An M1A1 Abrams Tank from the tank platoon for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives fuel from the tactical bulk fuel delivery system May 9, 2012 to ... More
U.S. Marines from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd
U.S. Marines from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, scan for enemy targets around Al Quweyrah, Jordan, May 19, 2015. The Marines are participating in exercise Eager Lion 15, a multinational exe... More
A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry
A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires a FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live-fire rehearsal Aug. 27, 2019, in Jordan ... More
A Jordan Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician
A Jordan Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician arranges an x-ray to search for any explosives attached to a grounded unmanned aircraft system during the joint training exercise Eager Lion 19 at Ki... More
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Van Note, a life support specialist
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Van Note, a life support specialist from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, gathers her gear at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exercise. Eager Lion is... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Burke Whitman and Jordanian
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Burke Whitman and Jordanian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Khaled Al Sharah, Coalition Forces Land and Maritime Component Command, exercise commanders, enjoy camaraderie during a dinner hel... More
An Italian Marine fires an HK-417 rifle during a bilateral
An Italian Marine fires an HK-417 rifle during a bilateral live-fire exercise with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2015 in Jordan, May 7, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring mu... More
QUALCOMMS full of U.S. military equipment proceed up
QUALCOMMS full of U.S. military equipment proceed up the ramp by truck as they are loaded on to the Norfolk Alliance a (Vehicles Carrier Vessel) after being used during the Eager Lion exercise that ended on Sep... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Parrish Holmes, a Joint
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Parrish Holmes, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller qualified Tactical Air Control Party Airman with the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, participates in Exercise ... More
The tactical operations center, or TOC, for Exercise
The tactical operations center, or TOC, for Exercise Eager Light 2017, listens to the end-of-day briefing on the second training day of the annual, bilateral exercise Jan. 30, 2017 at the Joint Training Center ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Krista Rose, 8th Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Krista Rose, 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Exercise Eager Lion 2015 at Bahrain Internati... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Snyder, a Joint Terminal
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Snyder, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller qualified Tactical Air Control Party Airman with the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, instructs 1st Lt. Mohammad Kha... More
Staff Sgt. Jesus Cisneros Jr., a team leader with
Staff Sgt. Jesus Cisneros Jr., a team leader with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (right), engages targets with a Jordanian Marine during an advanced combat marksmanship exercise as par... More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Colorado Air National
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Colorado Air National Guard prepares to park at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of the Eager Lion exercise. Eager Lion is a U.S. Central Command-directed, irregular w... More
Two British soldiers rush to cover during a coalition
Two British soldiers rush to cover during a coalition situational training exercise Sept. 2, 2019, near Amman, Jordan, as a part of Eager Lion 19. This STX was a multinational exercise with the objective of cle... More
Infantrymen assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 8th
Infantrymen assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct squad maneuvers while approaching an objective during a company-level combin... More
Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary
Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force share a shooting range with Jordanian Marines during an advanced combat marksmanship exercise during Exercise Eager Lion 12 h... More
150513-N-CW570-103 AQABA, Jordan (May 13, 2015) Seabees,
150513-N-CW570-103 AQABA, Jordan (May 13, 2015) Seabees, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.2, construct a Southwest Asia (SWA) hut at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base in Aqaba during Eager Lion 2015. Eag... More
150427-N-CW570-324 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (April 27,
150427-N-CW570-324 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (April 27, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Brie Coger and Lt. Sean Kim assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, enter the water for a pier su... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Company L, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines assigned to Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct live fire drills with M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles in Al Quweira, Jordan, during Exercise Eager Lio... More
The U.S. Army commander of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat
The U.S. Army commander of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, delivers his remarks during Exercise Eager Light 2017’s opening ceremony Jan. 28, 2017 at the Joint Training Center in Jordan. E... More
Coalition Forces Land and Maritime Component Command,
Coalition Forces Land and Maritime Component Command, commanders and staff, pose for a group photo with Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructors at the conclusion of a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) dem... More
150514-N-CW570-500 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-CW570-500 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (May 14, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Dustin Gardner, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Evaluation Unit 1, searches the ocean bo... More
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M4 Carbine Rifles and M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistols at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational ex... More
An assistant gunner with the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry
An assistant gunner with the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard guides belt fed ammunition during a live fire exercise with Jordanian Armed Forces Soldiers in Border Security... More
A C-5 Galaxy aircraft lands at a training base in Northern
A C-5 Galaxy aircraft lands at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion. Eager Lion is a U.S. Central Command-directed, irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missions the Unite... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS
Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heave mooring lines around a capstan as the ship moors pierside in Aqaba, Jordan. Gunston Hall is deployed with embarked elements of the... More
Lance Cpl. Amy Reed, 20, an ordnance technician with
Lance Cpl. Amy Reed, 20, an ordnance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Traver City, Mich., native, helps load an AGM-114B Hellfire missile he... More
Col. Frank Donovan, commanding officer of the 24th
Col. Frank Donovan, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with Thamer Alfaiez, the governor of Aqaba City, about the positive experiences between the 24th MEU and their Jordanian coun... More
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kramer, commanding general, Combined
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kramer, commanding general, Combined Joint Operations Center/Army Forces-Jordan tours the USS Bataan medical facility. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designe... More
150506-N-CW570-206 AQABA, Jordan (May 6, 2015) Explosive
150506-N-CW570-206 AQABA, Jordan (May 6, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Dustin Springer, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, discuss anti-improvised explosive device techniques with ... More
A blast from ordnance dropped by Jordanian Armed Forces
A blast from ordnance dropped by Jordanian Armed Forces F-16s erupts during a combined live fire demonstration in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan, May 18, during Exercise Eager Lion 2015. Eager Lion a recurring multinatio... More
Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,
Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit give a presentation on the various weapon systems used by the Marine infantry to members of the Royal Jorda... More
King Abdullah II of Jordan (arms folded) surrounded
King Abdullah II of Jordan (arms folded) surrounded by dignitaries and representatives of coalition partners watched the main event of Exercise Eager Lion 12, May 24. The simulated counterattack demonstrated th... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the Amphibious Assault Vehicle
U.S. Marines assigned to the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to transport their vehicles to training areas assigned for Exercise Eage... More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 enters the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) in preparation for Exercise Eager Lion, June ... More
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit await transportation after departing from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), background, during the offload phase of exercise Eager Lion 2013... More
Captain Christopher Tucker, Landing Support Company,
Captain Christopher Tucker, Landing Support Company, company commander, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducts a safety brief before starting the Maritime Preposition Force offload at the P... More
Jordanian Armed Forces soldiers and U.S. Military members
Jordanian Armed Forces soldiers and U.S. Military members practice ship-boarding procedures as part of Exercise Eager Lion, at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base in Aqaba, Jordan, May 11, 2015. Eager Lion is a recu... More
A Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army senior leader meets
A Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army senior leader meets with the a role player acting as the governor for Exercise Eager Light 2017 on Feb. 01, 2017 at the Joint Training Center in Jordan. Eager Light is a comman... More
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M4 Carbine rifles at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen militar... More
150507-N-CW570-313 AQABA, Jordan (May 7, 2015) An Explosive
150507-N-CW570-313 AQABA, Jordan (May 7, 2015) An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, assists a United Arab Emirati service member priming an electric blasting cap at... More