Major Tom Green, Officer Commanding C (Essex) Company, said: “Exercise EAGER LION has been a fantastic five weeks for the 150 soldiers of the C (Essex) Company Group. The opportunity to work with the Jordanian Armed Forces and NATO partners has been a valuable experience for the soldiers.
“Not only have they worked with capable forces from around the world, they have operated in a tough environment whilst conducting some excellent training. Furthermore, they have taken the opportunity to visit some exceptional locations within Jordan, such as Wadi Rum, Petra and the Dead Sea.”
The pinnacle of the exercise was a combined arms live fire exercise in a tactical scenario. This helped both British and international units develop their interoperability as well as their ability to understand current and emerging threats – across air, land, sea and cyber domains.
As part of this final demonstration, C (Essex) Company initiated a brigade-level live-firing attack. Being supported by Italian and Jordanian helicopters, armoured and mechanised battalions and a USAF F-16 fighter jet armed with a 500-pound bomb.