Task Force Sinai is the US regiment-sized element of the

Multinational Force and Observers 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, ensuring free navigation through ...

("MFO"), the peacekeeping organization in place in the

Sinai Peninsula The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (now usually ) (, , cop, Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a l ...

since 1982. The Task Force commander is a US Army colonel, who also serves as the MFO Chief of Staff. The Task Force commander utilizes American forces to support and achieve the overall observe and report mission of the MFO. The Task Force is made up of the following units: *Task Force headquarters staff, a company-sized element composed mostly of senior staff officers and NCOs who not only fill roles on the Task Force staff, but also serve in significant roles on the MFO Force Commander's staff. *USBATT, an American infantry battalion from the US which rotates roughly on an annual basis providing peacekeepers to man part of the Zone C sites in the USBATT sector. *1st Support Battalion (1SB) which was formerly a permanent unit but since 2007 also rotates some of its elements from US Army National Guard. Currently, an active duty company has resumed operations. The Medical Company, Aviation Company and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment are composed of active duty soldiers, making the 1SB a unique multi-compo unit. The 1SB is responsible for all logistics requirements of the MFO as a whole. The Explosives Ordnance Disposal detachment, medical unit and Aviation Company are all administered by the Support Battalion.

Decorations

Army Superior Unit Award The Superior Unit Award is a decoration of the United States Army which is awarded in peacetime to any unit of the Army which displays outstanding meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission carried out under extraordinary circum ...

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retrieved 5 April 2012

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