The MFO is a small international command, remote from the Egyptian-Israeli border, manning small monitoring outposts distant from any civilian population centers and lightly armed.
One of the distinguished retired military officers who co-authored the Center study was General John Foss (USA, Ret.), who served as Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command (1989-1991) and former Commanding Officer of the 82nd Airborne Division with responsibility for deploying U.S. forces to the Multilateral Force and Observers mission (MFO) in the Sinai Desert.