Page 34 - Royal Jordanian Air Force Book

KING ABDULLAH II
AIR BASE (KAAB)

NEST OF THE ATTACK AND SUPPORT FORCES

On November 26, 1999, His Majesty King Abdullah II
inaugurated the King Abdullah II Air Base with two
Cobra helicopter squadrons, the 10th and 12th.

Since then, the base has been expanding and by
the end of 2018, a merger process was still ongoing
before the base was to take its final shape. The
bulk of the squadron transfers took place from the
Amman-based King Abdullah I Air Base's Airlift
Wing, such as the 8th and 14th Squadrons.

King Abdullah II Air Base consists of three distinct
components and seven squadrons; namely,
the original Cobra AH-1F group (10th and 12th
Squadrons), the special operations, consisting of
the 28th (MH6 Little Bird) and 30th (Blackhawk)
Squadrons and the Quick Reaction Force (QRF),
which includes the 14th UH-60A Blackhawks
and 8th (UH-60M Blackhawk) and 26th (MI-26
helicopter) Squadrons. The QRF carries out joint
operations for various purposes.

To ensure that such integration achieves its
goals, the RJAF has formed the Unified Helicopter
Command, after a helicopter squadron previously
affiliated with the Special Forces' Prince Hashim 5th
Aviation Brigade was placed under RJAF's command.

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