The Royal Coast Guard was established at Aqaba in 1951, with its headquarters moving to the Dead Sea area in 1952, remaining there until 1967. The Royal Coast Guard was renamed the Royal Naval Force on 13 November 1991.[2]
As of July 2010 the Commander of the Navy is Major General Dari al-Zaben.
Royal Naval Units
Members of the Jordanian 77th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion verify scope settings
Combat Vessels Group
Naval Frogmen Group
77th Marines Reconnaissance Battalion
Naval Special Boat Unit
Counter-terrorism Team from JSOC CTB-71
Marine Surveillance Company / Aqaba
Marine Surveillance Company / Dead Sea
Technical Support Group
Maritime Training Center
Patrol boats
3 × Al-Hussein class (VT Hawk) (2 × 30 mm guns, 1 × 20 mm gun, 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns)[3]