January 31, 2011

Egypt- Critical Update # 4

US Army to send aerial backup to Sinai
Mon, 31 Jan 2011

The US Army's Aviation Regiment has mobilized for deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to back the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) overseeing the Egypt-Israel peace treaty.

Connecticut National Guard Detachment 2, Company I, 185th Aviation Regiment of Groton left Connecticut on January 15 for Fort Benning, for further training and validation, a Press TV correspondent reported on Monday.

Fort Benning is a United States Army base located southeast of the city of Columbus in Alabama.

The unit, which has been deployed to the Middle East three times in the past seven years, has provided support for US and international forces stationed in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan.

The unit operates C-23C Sherpa aircraft and will provide aviation support for the MFO commander.

The MFO is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

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