Royal Jordanian Air Force
In 2009, al-Kasasbeh graduated from the King Hussein Air College and joined the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He completed his F-16 training in The Royal Jordanian Air Force, followed by training with the Republic of Korea Air Force's 120th Flying Squadron, at Seosan Air Base under a South Korean-Jordanian exchange programme. By 2012 he qualified as an operational F-16 pilot and was assigned to No. 1 Squadron at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.