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Australian Army Sergeant Matthew Blows in the Multinational Forces and Observers South Camp on Operation Mazurka in South Sinai, Egypt. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

Passing on lessons despite language differences in Sinai

12/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1159 Views 0 Comments Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai

Members of his family were in the RAAF and Navy, but Sergeant Matthew Blows wanted to be on the ground,

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Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer Mitchell Morton pushes his students during a physical training class at South Camp of the Multinational Force and Observers on Operation Mazurka in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

Combat Wombat kicking ass on Mazurka

10/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1373 Views 0 Comments Multinational Force and Observers, Operation Mazurka, Sinai

They call him the ‘combat wombat’, resembling the stout, sturdy marsupial – stocky in build with the ability to travel

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Australian Army officer Captain Chloe Pinheiro is serving as a member of the Multinational Force and Observers at South Camp, located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.

Helping keep the peace in Egypt

22/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1956 Views 0 Comments Multinational Force and Observers, Operation Mazurka

Flying low over the desert, Army Captain Chloe Pinheiro looks down and doesn’t think of exploring it by camel; she

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Sergeant Troy Wyley stands at the front gate of the Multinational Forces and Observers South Camp on Operation Mazurka in South Sinai, Egypt. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Sniper’s sights set on improving skills of others

24/06/202203/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1641 Views 1 Comment Multinational Force and Observers, Operation Mazurka

Far from an infantry battalion back in Darwin, sniper supervisor Sergeant Troy Wyley is applying his steady hand to training

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A Multinational Force and Observers remembrance arch at North Camp in the Sinai. Mid Caption: Twenty-five Australian Defence Force (ADF) members working under Operation Mazurka are assisting the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai, Egypt. The MFO is a non-UN organisation established in 1981 to oversee long-standing peace agreements in the region. The MFO is maintained by 11 nations including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Fiji and France. Australia's involvement in the MFO began in early 1982 with the formation of an Australia-New Zealand combined helicopter squadron. ADF members assist in the peace process by monitoring the border, preparing daily operational briefings and supporting the Headquarters.

New Zealand News Operations

Kiwi engineers deployed to secure MFO

13/01/201713/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4361 Views 0 Comments MFO, Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai

Thirty-five New Zealand Defence Force engineers deployed this morning for Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to help build a security fence around the

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Then Colonel Simon Stuart, Commander Combined Team Uruzgan in 2012/13, will lead multinational peacekeeping force in Africa. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.

Australian Australian Army News

Major General Simon Stuart to lead MFO

03/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11841 Views 0 Comments Major General Simon Stewart, Multinational Force and Observers

Major General Simon Stuart has been appointed to lead a multinational peacekeeping force on the Sinai Peninsula. The Multinational Force

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