United States Department of Defense

EXERCISE INFINITE MOONLIGHT 98 IN JORDAN ANNOUNCED

Sailors and Marines of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces will conduct a combined-joint field training exercise known as Infinite Moonlight 98 in Jordan. The exercise, scheduled for May 14 to June 15, 1998, is designed to demonstrate U.S. commitment to regional security and provide increased interoperability between U.S. Naval amphibious forces and Jordanian armed forces.

The exercise will also include medical and dental civic action projects to benefit the civilian populace.

Infinite Moonlight is part of the ongoing bilateral exercise program between the United States military forces of U.S. Central Command and the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.