Jordan dignitaries set to meet in Denver

Dignitaries from Jordan will be in Denver on Thursday to mark the 10-year partnership between the Middle Eastern country and the Colorado National Guard.

Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, adjutant general of Colorado, will host Prince Feisal Bin Al-Hussein, Princess Aisha bint Al-Hussein and Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Jobour, the commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

In 2004, Jordan and the Colorado National Guard agreed to foster a relationship by sharing information on topics that include aircraft maintenance, cybersecurity, women’s leadership and noncommissioned officer development.

The meeting comes a day after President Barack Obama ordered the United States into a broad military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, two of Jordan’s neighbors.