On September 17, 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat under the sponsorship of United States President Jimmy Carter. Built near the Force Headquarters at North Camp the Arch includes plaques with the names of all peacekeepers who have died while serving in the MFO. The ships of the Coastal Patrol Unit serve as mobile observation posts within the Gulf of Aqaba. The Italian patrol boat Vedetta, an Esploratore-class patrol boat. MFO soldiers nicknamed OP 3-11 "The Rock" after the US prison movie due to its supposedly similar qualities. A hill outside the landing zone on Tiran (OP 3-11) island. A USBATT MFO soldier wearing the authorized orange stetson hat identifying him as an MFO peace keeper in front of South Camp's USBATT Headquarters in Sharm El Sheikh. The island is surrounded by functional and non functional land mines. Water is always in short supply in the Sinai US Army soldiers from 1-125 Infantry slingloading supplies in 2004 Physical training track at OP (observation point) 3-11 on Tiran Island in the Red Sea. Canadian CH135 Twin Huey helicopter and an MFO Observer wearing the distinctive orange uniform used in 1989 MFO water meter and Fijian barracks. The Colombian is wearing the distinctive terracotta-colored beret that is unique to the MFO. The MFO generally operates in and around the Sinai peninsula, ensuring free navigation through the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba, and compliance with the other terms of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.īackground French Air Force Twin Otter on the El Gorah Flight Line in 1989 A Colombian soldier hosts a Canadian helicopter pilot in 1989. The Multinational Force and Observers ( MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
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