Major-General Denis Thompson today relinquished command of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) to Australian Major General Simon Stuart, bringing to an end his three-year tour of this ...

Canadian Forces photo. The Canadian government has renewed Operation CALUMET, the Canadian military’s contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula.

The Multinational Force and Observers was created to help implement the 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. The Canadian roles include providing air traffic control, training ...

Maj.-Gen. Denis Thompson will continue to serve as Force Commander for the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) until March 2017, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan announced Thursday.

For more information on the Multinational Force and Observers, please visit the MFO web page. For more information on Brigadier-General Thompson, please consult his online biography.

Thompson, who was a brigadier-general in the Canadian Forces prior to this new role, will be the force commander of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) for the next two years.