Posted on 07/03/2018 10:55:43 AM PDT by Freeport
King Abdullah II of Jordan portrays himself very much as a warrior monarch and has a deep background in special operations and helicopter flying. To this day, the 56-year-old ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom does regular drills with commandos from the country's sprawling special operations apparatus and sometimes we get to see him in action. Such was the case this week when a video appeared online showing the King and the Crown Prince of Jordan practicing close-quarter combat (CQC) VIP protection drills, with the king wielding some unique firepower.
Queen Rania Al Abdullah posted the video of father and son on Facebook to celebrate her son's 24th Birthday. The caption reads:
"Happy birthday Al Hussein, we grow more proud of you every day... I see so much of His Majesty in you, including your shared love for the military – Taken during the conclusion of a recent round of live-fire training exercises."
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The Crown Prince is a Lieutenant in the Jordan's Armed Forces and has followed his dad's footsteps when it comes to mastering special operations skills and the art of flying helicopters. Just last month he made his first solo rotary-wing flight, which resulted in a 'Gatorade bucket' celebratory treatment:
In the video, father and son can be seen jumping out of a Crown Victoria and moving through a live-fire course together. The video appears to be shot at the sprawling King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, also referred to by the acronym KASOTC. The facility is the crown jewel in Jordan's special operations crown and was built with the goal of putting the country at the center of the special operations world. You can read all about it in this past feature of mine.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrive.com ...
The son may be cut from the same cloth.
“Git some Pops... er, I mean Your Majesty!!”
So... What’s He Shooting?
That an MPX?
KYPD
Targets. I could not tell if any were pop-ups.
What most impresses me is that he is in a live-fire area. Most leaders in the Middle East would be too afraid to put themselves in that situation. I mean, Sadat was just watching a parade ...
Not an MPX (9 mm). Rattler? somebody’s 5.56 PPW.....
KYPD
Look at his kids face. just shows how much freaking fun shooting is.
According to the article, it’s a Sig-Sauer MCX short-barreled rifle.
I noted that too. There’s a son who loves to hang with his dad.
Silly, should have gone through the article......duh.
Thanks
KYPD
His mother is an American, IIRC.
Go watch the video in the article. He carries a dagger at his belt too.
I just read a trilogy of novels by Joel C. Rosenberg. One was entitled First Hostage.
King Abdullah was a key character by name in the books. Rosenberg wrote in the afterword that one day he got a message that the King would like to host him and his family in Jordan.
Turns out Abdullah read his books and was impressed.
Would that we had more such leaders in the middle east.
King Abdullah’s mother is an Englishwoman.
The American branch of the family (Queen Noor and her children) came later in time. Noor was the late King Hussein’s fourth wife.
You must not wound the king.....you must kill the king. (before he kills you)
“Guns for me but not for thee.”
Meanwhile the Prince of England will not do a fox Boxer hunt because it offends his vegan piece of sht wife from Cali
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