Head of the United States Special Operations Forces Major General Ken Tovo (L) and head of operations and training of the Jordan Armed Forces Major General Awni Adwan, addresses reporters at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre, in Amman, Jordan, May 15, 2012. The United States and its allies have started in Jordan what they described as the largest military exercises in the Middle East in 10 years, focusing on "irregular warfare". [Xinhua]