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| Command and Staff College (Jordan) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Command and Staff College (Jordan) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Military staff college |
| City | Amman |
| Country | Jordan |
Command and Staff College (Jordan) is a senior professional military institution located in Amman that educates midcareer officers from Jordan and allied services. The college prepares officers for higher command and staff appointments through courses emphasizing operational art, joint operations, and strategic studies linked to regional security, coalition operations, and defense planning.
The college traces its origins to post-1967 regional reforms inspired by lessons from the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War, and evolving doctrines influenced by the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the École de Guerre. Its development paralleled Jordanian modernization efforts alongside relationships with the United Kingdom, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan leadership including ties to the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Jordanian Armed Forces–Arab Army; the institution expanded during periods marked by the Lebanese Civil War, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War, adapting curricula in response to lessons from the Battle of Basra, the Siege of Sarajevo, and multinational operations in Kosovo. Over decades the college engaged with instructors and exchange officers from the NATO Defence College, the Nasser Military Academy, the Pakistan Command and Staff College, and the Australian Defence College, reflecting shifts after the Camp David Accords and regional security dialogues such as the Madrid Conference of 1991.
The college’s charter emphasizes preparing staff officers for joint, interagency, and multinational assignments, aligning professional development with doctrines promulgated by institutions like the NATO Military Committee, the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Arab League defense committees, and the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition. Its role includes producing graduates capable of planning operations influenced by concepts from the Revolution in Military Affairs, lessons from the Second Lebanon War, and operational art derived from studies of the Gulf Cooperation Council security efforts, while supporting national strategy defined by the Jordanian Armed Forces high command and the Hashemite Royal Court.
The college is organized into departments resembling structures at the United States Army Combined Arms Center and the British Army Staff College, with directorates for operations, strategy, logistics, and intelligence comparable to those at the French General Staff and the German Bundeswehr Command and Staff College. Core curriculum elements mirror modules found at the NATO School Oberammergau and include operational planning, campaign design, military history, and defense management drawing case studies from the Arab–Israeli conflict, the Iran–Iraq War, the Syrian Civil War, and counterinsurgency campaigns such as the Iraq insurgency (2003–2011). Electives and seminars reference works and doctrines from the Mackinder lectures, analyses of the Yalta Conference, and strategic thought influenced by cases like the Falklands War and the Gulf War.
Admission criteria reflect standards comparable to entry requirements at the United States Army War College and the Royal College of Defence Studies, selecting midgrade officers promoted to ranks equivalent to major and lieutenant colonel for command and staff courses. Programs include the long staff course, advanced joint warfare modules, and shorter specialized courses on counterterrorism and border security, often co-delivered with instructors from the United States European Command, the CENTCOM, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, and partner schools such as the National Defense University (United States). Assessment methods incorporate war-gaming wargames modeled on scenarios from Operation Desert Storm, joint exercises reflecting Combined Joint Task Force practices, and staff rides inspired by studies of the Battle of Waterloo and the Somme.
The campus in Amman features lecture halls, simulation centers, and planning rooms equipped with command post exercise suites similar to those at the NATO Allied Command Transformation facilities and the Joint Staff simulation labs. Library holdings include collections from the Library of Congress depositories, translations of works from the Royal United Services Institute, and doctrine repositories like those of the NATO Standardization Office and the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Training grounds support live-fire ranges and urban operations facilities used for exercises akin to the Eager Lion series and bilateral drills with units from the Jordanian Special Operations Forces and partner contingents such as the Royal Air Force, the United States Air Force, and the French Air and Space Force.
Alumni and faculty have included senior figures who went on to hold posts within the Jordanian Armed Forces, the Royal Guard, the Jordanian Ministry of Defence, and diplomatic posts at missions to the United Nations and the European Union. Graduates have participated in multinational commands like the Multinational Force and Observers, NATO partnerships, and coalition staff billets in operations such as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. Visiting lecturers and honorary chairs have included officers and scholars from the United States Military Academy, the Indian National Defence Academy, the Turkish War Colleges Command, the Egyptian Military Academy, and the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
The college maintains exchange programs and cooperative agreements with staff colleges across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North America, engaging institutions such as the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Pakistan Command and Staff College, the NATO School Oberammergau, and the Australian Defence Force Academy. It hosts and participates in multinational exercises and seminars paralleling the scale of Eager Lion, Bright Star, Phoenix Express, and bilateral staff exercises with contingents from the United States, the United Kingdom, the France, the Egyptian Armed Forces, the Lebanese Armed Forces, and Gulf Cooperation Council partners, contributing to interoperability efforts, doctrine exchange, and regional crisis response planning.
Category:Military academies of Jordan Category:Educational institutions established in 1974