{"id":8920,"date":"2018-03-21T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/21\/us-anti-terror-training-abroad-includes-k-9-cybersecurity\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:22:07","slug":"us-anti-terror-training-abroad-includes-k-9-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2018\/03\/21\/us-anti-terror-training-abroad-includes-k-9-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"US anti-terror training abroad includes K-9, cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19256\" data-id=\"19256\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079556476796.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Brig. Rami al-Dabbas, the head of Jordan&#8217;s Command and Control Center, explains the operations of the national 911 emergency call center, which receives thousands of calls a day, in Amman, Jordan. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19262\" data-id=\"19262\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557786282.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A dispatcher using sign language communicates with a hearing-impaired caller at Jordan&#8217;s 911 emergency call center in the capital of Amman on March 20, 2018. The caller complained about what he said were undeserved traffic tickets. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2256\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19265\" data-id=\"19265\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg?resize=768,495 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,660 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,990 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516451055.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1320 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. expert training Jordanian dog handlers holds up a bag with C-4 plastic explosives that had been hidden in a suitcase as part of a drill for the K-9 unit of Jordan&#8217;s domestic security service. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3860\" height=\"2900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19273\" data-id=\"19273\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg 3860w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg?resize=768,577 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,769 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1154 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517503424.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1539 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3860px) 100vw, 3860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A handler from the K-9 unit of Jordan&#8217;s police directs an explosives-sniffing German shepherd during a drill in which C4 plastic explosives were hidden in a suitcase meant to simulate airport luggage checks, in Amman Jordan, on March 19, 2018. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19280\" data-id=\"19280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557136498.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Call-takers and dispatchers are seen at Jordan&#8217;s 911 emergency call center in the capital of Amman, which receives thousands of calls a day. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19287\" data-id=\"19287\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079558144398.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A dispatcher monitors street surveillance cameras at Jordan&#8217;s 911 emergency call center, in Amman, Jordan. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3898\" height=\"2550\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19290\" data-id=\"19290\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg 3898w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,670 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1005 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516767643.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1340 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3898px) 100vw, 3898px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jordanian crime scene technicians dust for fingerprints as part of a drill held at the nation&#8217;s Forensic Science Laboratory, in Amman, Jordan, on March 19, 2018. The lab is part of an upgrade of Jordan&#8217;s fight against suspected militants and criminals. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3404\" height=\"2529\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19300\" data-id=\"19300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg 3404w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg?resize=768,571 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,761 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1141 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517457015.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1522 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3404px) 100vw, 3404px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A 3-year-old German shepherd trained in the United States sniffs for explosives in a drill at the K-9 compound of the Jordanian police, in Amman, Jordan. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19315\" data-id=\"19315\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557814194.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The U.S.-funded operation is part of a broader program of upgrading Jordan&#8217;s domestic law enforcement efforts by the U.S. State Department&#8217;s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3860\" height=\"2629\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19328\" data-id=\"19328\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg 3860w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg?resize=768,523 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,697 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1046 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079516786151.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1395 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3860px) 100vw, 3860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A technician examines a bullet fragment taken from the scene of a shooting in a drill staged at Jordan&#8217;s Forensic Science Laboratory, in Amman, Jordan, on March 19, 2018. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2256\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19340\" data-id=\"19340\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg?resize=768,495 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,660 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,990 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079517112239.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1320 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Two dogs from the K-9 unit of Jordan&#8217;s police look through the bars of their kennels March 19, 2018. The U.S. State Department&#8217;s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program has trained 39 dog-handler teams and embedded two mentors with the program in Jordan. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19348\" data-id=\"19348\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079557444301.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A dispatcher takes down information from a caller at Jordan&#8217;s 911 emergency call center in Amman, Jordan, on March 20, 2018. (Raad Adayleh\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMMAN, Jordan \u2014 A German shepherd sniffed suitcases in an airport inspection drill, excitedly pausing near one bag from which a handler then pulled a satchel with plastic explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/03\/13\/information-operations-airmen-get-their-own-school\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">exercise<\/a> at the compound of the Jordanian police canine unit, staged for visitors this week, is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/03\/13\/replacing-rex-tillerson-as-secretary-of-state-looks-like-it-will-be-a-fight\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. State Department<\/a>\u2019s expanding Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program has allocated $300 million this year to train and equip domestic security forces in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2018\/02\/02\/us-omani-troops-share-military-tactics-in-inferno-creek-exercise\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">partner nations<\/a> \u2014 so far 21 out of a pool of 56. The aim is to improve the safety of U.S. diplomats and citizens abroad and to support U.S. allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Jordan, a key U.S. ally in a tumultuous region, this includes training more explosives-sniffing dogs for airport duty, focusing on the departure gates of U.S.-bound flights and setting up cybersecurity training for local law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, Jordan has upgraded its fight against militants and criminals, in large part with U.S. backing, setting up a national emergency call center, a network of street surveillance cameras and databases for DNA, ballistics and fingerprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Davies, the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program director, said training has paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know that the teams we\u2019ve trained, whether it\u2019s a canine team or a crisis response team for the Public Security Directorate &#8230; have all discovered and disrupted terrorist plots, weapons and explosives that may have been attempted to be smuggled over the border,\u201d he said in an interview late Tuesday in Jordan\u2019s capital, Amman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan\u2019s importance to Washington was apparent last month when the kingdom was promised $1.275 billion a year in U.S. economic and military aid through 2022, an increase of 27 percent \u2014 even though President Donald Trump had threatened to punish countries that don\u2019t agree with U.S. policy in the Middle East. In December, Jordan had voted at the United Nations to condemn the U.S. for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/03\/07\/germany-moves-to-boost-presence-in-afghanistan-training-in-iraq\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-514479850.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Germany moves to boost presence in Afghanistan, training in Iraq<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The German Cabinet\u2019s renewal of military commitments comes as the Defence Ministry is under pressure for serious equipment shortfalls in the armed forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davies said decisions on foreign aid are made elsewhere in the State Department, but that in his eight months on the job, he has seen an increase in counterterrorism funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan faces domestic and external threats from extremists, even though once powerful Islamic State militants have largely been defeated in neighboring Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan\u2019s economic woes, including high unemployment, have created fertile ground for militant recruiting. The government has arrested large numbers of suspected militant sympathizers, but critics say this fails to address underlying causes of a lack of economic opportunity and a closed political system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press was given rare access this week to Jordanian law enforcement centers, such as the forensics lab and the call center. Retired U.S. law enforcement officers mentoring Jordanian counterparts said the local facilities are largely on par with those in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call center is housed in a massive castle-like building on the outskirts of Amman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a large hall, phones were ringing nonstop as call-takers responded to complaints and emergencies, with an average of 30,000 calls coming in every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One man said a car was blocking an exit at an Amman hospital. He gave the license plate number, and the dispatcher sent a patrol car. One line is set aside for calls by foreign embassies, which are given priority, said Brig. Eng. Rami al-Dabbas, the director of the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live footage from street surveillance cameras streamed on screens mounted on a back wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Dabbas said 720 cameras currently cover Amman and key locations elsewhere, including tourism sites, but that he needs another 3,000 to cover the entire capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, close to 11,000 cameras are to cover the kingdom, he said, adding that lack of funding is holding up such plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one room, dispatchers were randomly checking car license plates shown on the security cameras against a database of wanted vehicles. 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