The newly appointed chairman of the Jordanian military's Joint Chiefs-of-Staff has pledged to upgrade the capabilities of the Jordanian Armed Forces through organisation, training, arming and planning, the Jordan Times reported Thursday (October 6th).
In a letter to King Abdullah, Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat said action also will be taken to boost the capabilities of the border guards and other army units.
Freihat was appointed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff on Sunday by royal decree, with another decree referring outgoing army chief Gen. Mashal al-Zaben to retirement as of Sunday.
In a Monday letter to Freihat, Abdullah ordered a review of modernisation requirements for the army and a restructure of its command.
The king said the war on terror was the drive behind the envisioned changes, and called for proper mechanisms to be developed to guarantee co-ordination between all security agencies.
