JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The 17th Field Artillery Brigade welcomed the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 24.
During the visit, the JAF conducted meet and greets with the 17th FAB command group and toured the brigade area. After the tour, the JAF visited Yakima Training Center the following day.
While at YTC, the Jordanians met with the 1st Battalion 94th Field Artillery Regiment (1-94th FAR) leadership. The leadership gave a site orientation and live-fire observation. The 1-94th FAR and JAF had deployed multiple times together.
"The purpose for this orientation was to give the Jordanians time to ask questions about the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System [HIMARS] because this is something new for them," said Sgt. 1st Class Monty Morrow, 17th FAB Master Gunner. "We have been doing HIMARS training for years and the JAF just started HIMARS training. This is an opportunity to see what we do different as a team and makes the correction to become a better HIMARS team."
"The 17th FAB, Bravo Battery 1-94th FAR had deployed and trained with JAF numerous of times but the purpose of the visit was to show them how we do HIMARS training," said Sgt.1st Class Chad Reynolds, 1-94th FAR Master Gunner. "We also wanted to expand our relationship with JAF government because we are always welcome into their country."
"The HIMARS training is a new training for the JAF," said Sfc. Jamar Broom. "We welcomed the Jordanians to get guidelines on the HIMARS training and executed the live- fire. We all train different but we had seen them trained multiple times in their country and we wanted to show them something."
"I know that Jordanians took good notes during the visit and would combine all the information together so the JAF would be a great team. I would like to deploy with the JAF again because we helped each other as a team and got the mission done," said Specialist Chris Raysdale, 1-94th FAR Medical Specialist. "The Jordanians are very open and humble. I would like for them to continue visiting and see how we trained as a team."
"We have a good relationship with the JAF," said Morrow. "We worked hard as a team. I'm glad they had the opportunity to see us execute the HIMARS."
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