0 , ▁the ▁Arab ▁Leg ion ' s ▁strength ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁a ▁cam el - mount ed ▁desert ▁mobile ▁force ▁was ▁organized ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁John ▁Bag ot ▁Gl ub b ▁to ▁maintain ▁security ▁and ▁order . ▁ ▁This ▁organization ▁attract ed ▁numerous ▁Bed ou in ▁volunte ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁mechan ized ▁force ▁was ▁formed . ▁This ▁element ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁vehicles ▁and ▁ 1 2 0 ▁men ▁including ▁the ▁cam el - mount ed ▁desert ▁mobile ▁force . ▁It ▁under to ok ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁security , ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁ra ids ▁among ▁the ▁trib al ▁groups ▁and ▁d eter ring ▁the ▁ra ids ▁from ▁the ▁outside . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁leg ion ▁had ▁been ▁expanded ▁to ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁men . ▁This ▁leg ion ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁operations ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁Independent ▁companies ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁regular ▁batt alion , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁expanded ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁batt alion ▁was ▁formed , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁army ▁continued ▁its ▁expansion ▁in ▁numbers ▁and ▁equipment . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁it