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Sergeant Vicky Stanford is presented with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Medal by Force Commander MFO Major General Michael Garraway during a ceremony at the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Story by Captain Ewy De Guzman and Lieutenant Jake Rowe. Photos by Sergeant Asela.
Australian Army Middle East News 

Friendships a highlight of Sinai deployment

03/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1481 Views 0 Comments Egypt, MFO

The latest contingent of ADF personnel to support the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) returned home in late July following

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The ANZAC Memorial Centre at Beersheba, visited by a contingent of Operation Mazurka personnel during their tour of Israel. Story b y Lieutenant Sarah Lucinsky.
Australian Army History News 

Aussies/Fijians share history tour in Israel

11/07/202316/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1599 Views 0 Comments Beersheba War Cemetery, Light Horse Regiment, MFO, Operation Mazurka, Operation Paladin, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

The bonds formed between soldiers on deployment have been deepened by a sharing of military history in the Middle East.

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Australian Army’s Sergeant Matthew Blows receives his spurs after completing a US cavalry spur ride while deployed to the Multinational Force and Observers. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Lucinsky.
ADF People 

Aussies earn their spurs in the Sinai

29/06/202308/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2115 Views 0 Comments MFO, Operation Mazurka, Sinai

Two ADF personnel deployed on Operation Mazurka in the Sinai, Egypt, have been inducted into the Order of the Spur.

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Sergeant Stephanie Brooks concentrates on the task at hand while working at South Camp in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
ADF People 

Soldier wields her keyboard on deployment

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1073 Views 0 Comments MFO, Operation Mazurka

The backbone of Operation Mazurka, chief clerk Sergeant Stephanie Brooks, wields a keyboard to keep our troops on track. CAPTION:

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Warrant Officer Class One Mick Dewar takes part in the 40th anniversary parade at South Camp in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
Australian Army Middle East News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Helping keep the peace in Sinai for 40 years

21/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3268 Views 0 Comments MFO, Operation Mazurka

Personnel representing seven nations marched using their own drills when they entered a parade ground in Egypt to the beat of

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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 4550 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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