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Operation Mazurka

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 1602 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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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.
ADF People 

Combat Wombat kicking ass on Mazurka

10/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1613 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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Warrant Officer Class Two Stuart Camac briefed 7th Brigade on his rotation to Egypt after being presented the Multinational Force and Observers Medal as he was farewelled from 26 years full time service. Story and photo by Major Roger Brennan.
ADF People 

A ‘giant’ sees fit to move on

22/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2533 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, Gallipoli Barracks, Operation Mazurka

Personnel from 7th Brigade, Gallipoli Barracks, have Warrant Officer Class Two Stuart Camac to thank for their superior fitness performances.

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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.
ADF People 

Helping keep the peace in Egypt

22/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2132 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.
ADF People 

Sniper’s sights set on improving skills of others

24/06/202203/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1823 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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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 1075 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 3270 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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Sergeant Patrick Kelly, who is deployed to the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on Operation Mazurka as part of the Multinational Force & Observers, practises his weapon drills at North Camp, near el-Gorah in north Sinai. Story by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
ADF People 

Operation Mazurka: No day the same at North Camp

20/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2434 Views 0 Comments Operation Mazurka

Sergeant Patrick Kelly can still remember the first thing his new boss said when he got off the plane in

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