A logistics specialist from Ohakea Air Base is in Covid-19 lockdown in Egypt where she is on deployment with the New Zealand Defence Force.
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Corporal Jo Uncles is part of the Defence Force contingent in the Sinai. She is working as a passport clerk for the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
"Although we have no incoming or outgoing contingents requiring ID and visa documentation, a lot of personnel who are unable to go home due to border restrictions are requiring renewals to their official documentation," Uncles said.

There have been no cases of Covid-19 within the MFO after early introduction of lockdown procedures and isolation of the camps on March 10.