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More Resources and Articles on MFO
Official MFO website:
The Multinational Force & Observers (MFO), headquartered in Rome, is an international peacekeeping organization, created by agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel. http://mfo.org/
MFO on Wikipedia:
The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The MFO generally operates in and around the Sinai peninsula. https://en.wikipedia.org/
MFO Veterans Group Facebook:
For all those soldiers and civilian employees that were deployed to the Sinai desert in Egypt for the MFO peacekeeping mission. Regardless if you were at North Camp or South Camp. www.facebook.com/groups/53431676388
Dutch Detachement Sinai (MFO) Facebook:
Dedicated Facebook Group for all men and women who were deployed to the Sinai desert for the MFO peacekeeping mission. Regardless if you were at North Camp or South Camp. www.facebook.com/groups/154168877992478
101st Airborne Gander plane crash:
Dec. 12, 1985. A plane carrying 248 soldiers, on their way home from a peacekeeping deployment in the Sinai, most of them from the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, crashed shortly after taking off from a refueling stop in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. All 248 soldiers and the plane’s eight crew members were killed. www.armytimes.com
News Article Arrival 82nd Airborne in the Sinai:
Paratroopers of the American 82nd Airborne Division arrived at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula today to patrol the new Egyptian-Israeli frontier. Marching behind a crossed rifle standard, the 450 troops carried M-16 rifles and wore orange berets and camouflage fatigues on descending from the El Al special plane that brought them from Fort Bragg, N.C. www.upi.com
Beautiful Sinai Photo Collection on Pinterest:
Good place to be alive. Sinai – serenity, solitude, silence, stillness, space, sand, sea, sun. A Stunning collection of beautiful photos of all the interesting places in the Sinai. www.pinterest.co.uk
Photo Collection Ed vd Pol:
Ed vd Pol served in Rotation 1983 and photo documented his time for the MFO in the north camp. https://myalbum.com