0 1 st ▁Special ▁Force ▁Batt al ions , ▁the ▁ 8 1 st ▁and ▁ 9 1 st ▁Para comm ando ▁Batt al ions ▁and ▁both ▁electronic ▁war fare ▁and ▁hel ic opter ▁support ▁units ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁Army ▁The ▁army ' s ▁organiz ational ▁structure ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁based ▁on ▁two ▁arm oured ▁divisions ▁and ▁two ▁mechan ized ▁divisions . ▁These ▁have ▁been ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁l ighter , ▁more ▁mobile ▁forces , ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁a ▁brig ade ▁structure ▁and ▁considered ▁more ▁capable ▁of ▁rapid ▁reaction ▁in ▁emer gen cies . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁critical ▁position ▁of ▁Jordan ▁( s and wich ed ▁between ▁Ira q , ▁Sy ria , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁Israel ), ▁Jordan ▁maintain s ▁a ▁strong ▁def ensive ▁army , ▁with ▁four ▁regional ▁commands , ▁the ▁Northern ▁command , ▁the ▁Central ▁Command , ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Command ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁Command . ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁ 8 8 , 0 0 0 ▁strong , ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁Command ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁( 2 ▁me ch , ▁ 1 ▁inf antry , ▁ 1 ▁art illery , ▁ 1 ▁AD ▁brig ade ), ▁the ▁Southern ▁Command ▁( 1 ▁ar md , ▁ 1 ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ), ▁the ▁Central ▁Command ▁( 1 ▁me ch , ▁ 1 ▁l t . ▁inf , ▁ 1 ▁ar ty , ▁ 1 ▁AD ▁brig ade ), ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Command