Eager lion 12

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Eager Lion 12 or Operation Eager Lion 12 was the largest military exercise in Jordan to date . It is part of the Eager Lion maneuvers, which are held annually with Jordanian and US armed forces .

However, other Arab and European armed forces took part in Eager Lion 12 for the first time. The exercise started on May 9th and ended unplanned 3 weeks later on May 28, 2012, 3 days before it actually ended. A reason for the premature end was not officially given, but Syrian newspapers had suspected an allusion to Assad. Assad translates as lion, just as the exercise translates as "covetous lion". Between 10,000 and 11,000 soldiers were involved in the exercise, making it the largest annual military exercise in the CENTCOM region. It was led by Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo , commander of US Special Operations Command Central Command , and Brigadier General Mohammed Jeridad , director of Jordan's Training and Doctrine Command . The scenario envisaged that 3 countries, red, blue and orange, would wage war against each other and deploy units against each other on land, sea and in the air. The use of chemical weapons was also simulated. The media suspect that the exercise could simulate a possible scenario based on the Syrian civil war . However, this was rejected by both the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and an anonymous participant. The anonymous participant said Eager Lion had been prepared for a long time and was not directed against any specific opponent.

Attendees

Photo gallery

  • Eager Lion '15 concludes with monumental military demonstration 150518-A-XL223-004.jpg
  • Medical Team conducts CASEVAC during Exercise Eager Lion 2015 150503-M-QZ288-132.jpg
  • Snipers conduct live-fire exercise during Exercise Eager Lion 150507-M-QZ288-357.jpg
  • A US Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force fires an M40 sniper rifle during a nighttime live-fire exercise June 21, 2013, in Jordan as part of exercise Eager Lion 2013 130621-M-SO289-001.jpg
  • A US Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force fires an M1911 .45-caliber pistol at a range in Jordan June 9, 2013, during Eager Lion 2013 130609-M-SO289-015.jpg
  • 22nd MEU, JAF rehearse live-fire exercise for Eager Lion 2014 140603-M-HZ646-078.jpg
  • LCACs transport Marines, vehicles ashore for Eager Lion 140522-M-HZ646-291.jpg
  • A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force descends to a landing zone during parachute operations at King Faisal Air Base in Jordan June 12, 2013, during exercise Eager Lion 130612-M-SO289-004.jpg

Web links

Commons : Eager Lion 2012  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chana Ya'ar: US Cuts Mideast Military Drill Short. In: Arutz Sheva. contendo, May 28, 2012, accessed on November 22, 2012 (English).
  2. ^ Eager Lion 12 17-nation military exercise underway in Jordan. (No longer available online.) In: The Voice Of Russia. May 9, 2012, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 26, 2012 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / english.ruvr.ru
  3. ↑ BARBARA OPALL-ROME: US, Middle East Forces Wage Huge War Game. In: Defense News. Gannett Government Media Corporation, May 7, 2012; accessed August 26, 2012 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e Eager Lion. Retrieved August 26, 2012 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit wraps up Eager Lion 12. In: dvidshub.net. June 9, 2012, accessed August 26, 2012 .