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Israel to provide COVID vaccines to Sinai peacekeepers, official says Reuters | Published: 02.28.21 , 22:36 Israel will provide the U.S.-led Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Egypts Sinai peninsula with COVID-19 vaccines for its personnel, an Israeli official said on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 2,400 doses would be provided but did not elaborate on the terms or the timing of the handover. An MFO official said the force had requested vaccines for 1,...

Jale Daucakacaka 25 February, 2021, 4:20 pm Lieutenant Henry Vakaruru of the 2nd Fiji Infantry Regiment (2FIR) is comfortable on the ropes obstacle at the Annual Force Competition in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Picture: SUPPLIED THE 2nd Fiji Infantry Regiment (2FIR) Battalion 39 successfully defended the Force Commanders Trophy of Excellence by winning the Annual Force Skills competition in Sinai, Egypt. The battalion, which is currently serving with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in t...

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By SLOBODAN LEKIC, JOHN VANDIVER AND KARIN ZEITVOGEL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 2, 2021 Twelve service members died on overseas deployments to designated combat zones in Africa, Kosovo and the Arabian peninsula region, including waterways, in 2020. One other soldier was killed in a terrorist attack in Kenya, which is not a designated combat zone. The most deadly of the incidents was a helicopter crash in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt in November, in which five American troops died...

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While the pandemic shut down many events and delayed numerous other activities this past year, 2020 still offered some significant news in the area. Below is a noncomprehensive list of some notable highlights — and lowlights — from the past 12 months. January - Advertisement - The biggest local crime story of the year was right at the beginning: a double homicide in Concord Township. Blake Sargi of Concord Township, left, sits with his attorneys Brad Wolfe  and Ian N. Friedma...

Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israels military correspondent. US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley lights a menorah on the eighth night of the Hannukah holiday alongside Cpt. Josh Gerstein and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi in army headquarters in Tel Aviv on December 17, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces) US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley stopped in Israel on Thursday during a whirlwind tour of the region, to discuss the threats from Iran facing the Je...

5 US soldiers among 7 peacekeepers killed in Sinai helicopter crash November 12, 2020 Ceremonial Guardsmen of the Base Honor Guard fold the American flag during a practice exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Aug. 25, 2020. (Airman 1st Class Isaiah Miller/Air Force) Editor’s note: The number of casualties has been updated due to changing information from MFO. JERUSALEM — A helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force has crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, kil...

La. Guards top enlisted leader retires, new leader assumes role Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh Command Sgt. Major Clifford Ockman Jr. receives the Noncommissioned Officer Sword from Brig. Gen. D. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, signifying the assumption of responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the entire LANG at the Camp Beauregard post theater in Pineville, La., Dec. 6, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou) and last updated 2...

101st Airborne commemorates 35th anniversary of division’s largest single-event loss of life Screaming Eagles remember 248 lost in 1985 crash The 101 Airborne Division is marking a somber anniversary as members commemorate the 248 soldiers lost when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed while returning home from the Sinai Peninsula. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff) Thirty-five years ago, this week, the 101st Airborne Division faced its most tragic day when a civilian airplane bringing 248 soldiers home for ...