# Jordanian Southern Command

The Jordanian Southern Command (Arabic:المنطقة العسكرية الجنوبية) is the Jordanian Armed Forces regional command responsible for a large area in the Kingdom and defending 4 cities (Aqaba, Ma'an, Tafilah, Al Karak).

## History

Jordanian Southern Command is the smallest regional command in JAF, this command defend 4 cities and consist of one Armoured brigade, one infantry brigade and other support units. In 2000 the King Abdullah II made a big step to modernize and restructure Jordanian Armed Forces when the Divisions have been transformed into a lighter, more mobile forces, based largely on a brigade structure and considered better capable of rapid reaction in emergencies.
A number of infantry battalions are normally assigned to defend Karak, located just to the east of the southern part of the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, the port city in the deep south of Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. Some of the units based in the Aqaba area also have a coastal defence role.

## Organisation

The Southern Command controls regional units covering Aqaba, Ma'an, Tafilah & Al Karak. The head of Southern command is Brigadier General Hilal Abdul Halim Al-Khawaldeh.

### Southern Command HQ

* Command Staff
* HQ Defense Company
* Command Communication Battalion
* Command Military Police

#### Border Guard Force (BGF)

* 3$_{rd}$ Border Guard Force Group
** Group HQ
*** Command Staff
*** Signal Company
*** Medical Center
*** Vehicles & Weapons Maintenance Workshop
*** Reconnaissance & Surveillance Center
** 7$_{th}$ Border Guard Force Battalion
** 8$_{th}$ Border Guard Force Battalion

#### Combat & Maneuver Units

* Prince Zaid Bin Al Hussein 93$_{rd}$ Mechanized Infantry Brigade
** Brigade HQ
*** Command Staff
**** Joint Fires Coordination Cell - Targeting Cell
*** Signal Company
*** Medical Center
*** Vehicles & Weapons Maintenance Workshop
*** Chemical Support Platoon (Attached)
*** JTAC Team
** Martyr Abdelhamid Sharaf 41$_{st}$ Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Aqaba) (M113A2 MK1)
** Sharif Shaker bin Zaid 42$_{nd}$ Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Al-Karak) (M113A2 MK1)
** Sharif Naser bin Jamil 43$_{rd}$ Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Ma'an) (M113A2 MK1)
** 3$_{rd}$ Field Air Defense Battalion (Shilka,Strela-10,Igla)
** Anti-Armor Company (Kornet-E)

#### Combat Support Units

* 3$_{rd}$ Field Air Defense Group
** Group HQ
** Signal Company
** 84$_{th}$ Field Air Defense Battalion (Shilka, Igla)
* Command Engineer Battalion
** 2 Mechanized Engineer Companies $^{[1]}$
** General Support Company

#### Service Support Units

* Supply and Transport Battalion
** 2 Supply & Transport Companies $^{[1]}$
* Command Maintenance Group
* Medical Support Group
* Administrative Transport Group

#### Command Training Center

Notes:
* Each company supports a brigade or a group

## Unit Summary

| Number | Unit Type | Equipment |
| 3 | Mechanized Infantry Battalion | YPR-765 IFV, M113A2MK1J, M577A2, YPR-806, Humvee, FMTV, Navistar 7000 series, DAF Military Trucks |
| 2 | Border Guard Battalion | MRAP, M113A2MK-1J, Humvee, FMTV, Navistar 7000 series, DAF Military Trucks |
| 2 | Field ADA Battalion | Strela-10, ZSU-23-4 Shilka, Igla-S, 9K38 Igla, DAF Military Trucks |
| 1 | Engineer Battalion | YPR-765, M113A2, Armoured Tracked Bulldozer (CAT D6T, D7G/R, D8R, D9, Komatsu D155A), Wheeled Bulldozer (CAT 924H, 966C/D/F/G/H, Komatsu WA300-1, WA320, WA380-3A, W470-3), excavators, graders (CAT 12G, 120M), dump trucks, Backhoe loaders, loaders, M58 MICLIC, Aardvark JSFU, FMTV, Navistar 7000 series, DAF Military Trucks, Combat Dozer UDK1 and Bomb disposal robots. |
| 1 | Command Communication Battalion | M577A2, M113A2, MRAP, Humvee, FMTV, Navistar 7000 series, DAF Military Trucks |
| 1 | Supply & Transport Battalion | FMTV, Navistar 7000 series, DAF Military Trucks, Fuel Tankers, Toyota Trucks and many other vehicles. |
| 1 | Medical Support Group | M577A2 Ambulance, M113A2 Ambulance, HMMWV M997 Ambulance, Toyota Land Cruiser Ambulance, Mobile Field Hospitals on trucks. |
| 1 | Maintenance Group | M113A2, M88 Recovery Vehicle, M1089 Wrecker, FMTV, Navistar 7000 series, DAF Maintenance Workshop Trucks |
| 1 | Administrative Transport Group | |