The formation of the Arab Jordanian Army underwent structural and organizational changes that altered its operational mechanisms, but these changes did not affect the fundamental rules and principles upon which it was built, based on the message of the Great Arab Revolt, where the principles of right, goodness, freedom, and justice are safeguarded, for the essence of the army remains and will always remain Hashemite Jordanian in spirit and identity.
The Supreme Commander of the Jordanian Army, the founding King Abdullah I, died a martyr on the path of safeguarding the principles he believed in, ascending at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, to keep his pure soul a beacon for the knights of the Arab Army who gave their utmost in the immortal battles at Bab al-Wad and Latrun.
After him, the flag was passed to the father and builder, the late Hussein bin Talal, who began his reign by completing the Arab project laid out by the founding grandfather, which included the historic decision to Arabize the army and terminate the Jordanian-British treaty. Following this, Jordan and its army entered an international path, joining the United Nations on December 14, 1955. Since joining, Jordan's international struggle for justice and the restoration of rights to their rightful owners has been renowned.
The role of the Jordanian Armed Forces and their efforts at all levels stem from the national Hashemite Jordanian constants aimed at ensuring security, peace, and tranquility and achieving noble ideals, highlighting their significant role on the international stage focused on humanitarian tasks aligned with the core founding principles.
A noble role for our valiant armed forces travels the corners of the earth embarking to outline peace and security in countries worldwide, from East Timor in Asia to the former Yugoslavia in Europe to Ivory Coast, Liberia, Angola, Congo, and Eritrea in Africa to Haiti in the Caribbean near the American continent, where the knights of the armed forces translate as ambassadors for Jordan the established rules of the Jordanian human based on human understanding, dialogue, cooperation, and peaceful coexistence among nations.
Up to now, the number of patients treated in Jordanian field hospitals belonging to the heroic Jordanian Army has exceeded four million patients.
Today, in the era of the supportive King, Abu Hussein, we continue the journey sketched by the fathers and grandfathers of epics of heroism and gallantry, alongside the knights of the Jordanian Armed Forces.
Amid global changes in the structures of classical armies, His Majesty King Abdullah II realized this historic moment as we undergo structural and organizational changes in managing and confronting conflicts, with the emergence of new military patterns managed in cyber and electronic spaces previously non-existent when the current army structures were designed. Thus came the royal message to fully restructure the Jordanian army within three years, to include the development of cyber operations and defense industries, in addition to constructing an effective, reliable, secure, and advanced command and control system, ensuring alignment with qualitative transformations in the arts of modern warfare.
Today, we face international shifts in the foundations of conflict, and we have full confidence in the state, the humane army, and its wise leadership, which have safeguarded the state through over a hundred years of conflicts and crises in a turbulent region. The essence of the army will remain safeguarding principles of goodness and justice and protecting the boundaries of the nation through a new phase led by knights and pillars of its strength, agile, flexible, and high-quality armed forces capable of facing current and future threats and the rapid changes and emerging challenges imposed by technological developments and the expanding operational environment, as stated by His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein in his message to the Commander of the Jordanian Army and fellow soldiers.
May God protect Jordan and its wise Hashemite leadership
