ANZUK

ANZUK
Active	1 November 1971 – 16 December 1974
Country	Australia  New Zealand  United Kingdom
Garrison/HQ	Singapore
Commanders
Notable commanders	Rear Admiral David Wells Air-Vice-Marshal Wakeford
Insignia
Flag of ANZUK

ANZUK was a tripartite force formed by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to defend the Asian Pacific region after the United Kingdom withdrew forces from the east of Suez in the early 1970s. The ANZUK force was formed in Singapore on 1 November 1971 under Rear Admiral David Wells and disbanded in 1974.

ANZUK initially consisted of the following major units:

HQ ANZUK Force Patch

The land component of ANZUK Force was essentially the units of 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group renamed and relocated from Malaysia to Singapore.

Brigade Commanders of 28 ANZUK Brigade were:

Units that constituted 28 ANZUK Brigade were:

By 1973 the political climate in Australia and the United Kingdom had changed and it was time for ANZUK to be disbanded. Rear Admiral Wells, the First ANZUK commander who established the Force, had the task of planning the run-down phase and handing over to his successor Air-Vice-Marshal Wakeford, to follow through.

Australia would be retaining a presence in Butterworth in Malaysia and the United Kingdom had decided to withdrawal all its forces East of Suez, It was in New Zealand's interest to retain a force in South East Asia, so on 30 January 1974 New Zealand Force South East Asia was formed, taking under its command all the New Zealand units formerly part of ANZUK.

Over the course of 1974 the integrated units which made up the ANZUK were gradually disbanded and replaced by national units. On 16 December 1974 the Naval and Air Headquarters were disbanded and their assets reverted to their respective national command and what remained of the United Kingdoms Land component forces became 28 (UK) Inf Bde.

By 1977 NZFORSEA was the sole remaining foreign presence in Singapore.

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