The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) () is a decoration awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces and allied military members for exceptionally distinguished service or merit in senior command or staff positions.
The medal of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) is worn on a sash with breast star included. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUBC.
The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang is the civil equivalent award.
Description
The ribbon is purple with red and white edge stripes.
Recipients Australia General John Baker – Chief of Defence Force 2002 – Admiral Chris Barrie – Chief of Defence Force 2004 – General Sir Peter Cosgrove – Chief of Defence ForceMINDEF Singapore , President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on Chief of the Australian Defence Force, 7 September 2004, retrieved 24 September 2007. 2007 – Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston – Chief of Defence Force, President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on Chief of the Australian Defence Force, 24 August 2007, retrieved 24 September 2007. 2013 – General David Hurley – Chief of Defence ForceTop military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force – Top military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force, Australian High Commission, Singapore, 13 February 2013 2017 – Dennis Richardson – Secretary of the Department of Defence 2017 – Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin – Chief of Defence ForceTop military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force – Top military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force, Australian High Commission, Singapore, 21 August 2017 2022 – General Angus Campbell – Chief of Defence ForceTop Military Award Conferred on Chief of the Australian Defence Force – Top Military Award Conferred on Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Singapore Ministry of Defence, 29 April 2022 2026 – Admiral David Johnston – Chief of Defence Force
Brunei 1994 – Major General Sulaiman Damit – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 1996 – Major General Husin Ahmad – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 1999 – Major General Abidin Ahmad – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2002 – Major General Jaafar Abdul Aziz – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2004 – Major General Halbi Mohd Yussof – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces, President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces, 23 November 2004. 2009 – General Al-Muhtadee Billah – Deputy Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2011 – Colonel Yasmin Umar – Deputy Minister of Defence 2012 – Major General Aminuddin Ihsan – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2015 – Major General Mohammad Tawih – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2019 – Major General Aminan Mahmud – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2022 – Major General Hamzah Sahat – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces 2024 – Major General Haszaimi Bol Hassan – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces
France 2002 – General Jean-Pierre Kelche – Chief of Defence Force of the French Armed Forces 2004 – General Jean-Louis Georgelin – Chief of Defence Force of the French Armed Forces
Indonesia 1991 – General Try Sutrisno – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 1995 – General Feisal Tanjung – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 1999 – General Wiranto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2004 – General Endriartono Sutarto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2007 – Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2009 – General Djoko Santoso – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2012 – Admiral Agus Suhartono – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2015 – General Moeldoko – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2018 – General Gatot Nurmantyo – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2021 – Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2023 – General (Ret.) Andika Perkasa – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2023 – General (Honorary) (Ret.) Prabowo Subianto – Minister of Defense of Indonesia 2024 – Admiral (Ret.) Yudo Margono – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces 2026 – General Agus Subiyanto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces
Israel 1999 – General David Ivry – Head of the National Security Council of Israel and former Commander of the Israeli Air Force
Malaysia 2018 – General Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor – Malaysia Chief of Defence Force 2022 - General Affendi Buang - Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces 2025 - General Mohammad Ab Rahman - Former Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces New Zealand 2006 – Air Marshal Sir Bruce Ferguson – New Zealand Chief of Defence Force, President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on the Former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, 23 May 2006, retrieved 24 September 2007. 2011 – Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae – New Zealand Chief of Defence Force and Governor-General of New Zealand
Thailand 1988 – General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 1991 – General Sunthorn Kongsompong – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 2003 – General Surayud Chulanont – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed ForcesMINDEF Singapore , President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, 25 July 2003, retrieved 24 September 2007. 2005 – General Chaiyasit Shinawatra – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed ForcesMINDEF Singapore , President Confers Top Military Award on Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, 16 August 2005, retrieved 24 September 2007. 2007 – General Ruangroj Mahasaranon – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 2015 – General Worapong Sanganetra – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed ForcesMINDEF Singapore , Top Military Award Conferred on Thai Defence Chief, 1 September 2015, retrieved 16 September 2015 2016 – General Sommai Kaotira – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 2017 – General Surapong Suwana-adth – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 2018 – General Thanchaiyan Srisuwan – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 2022 – General Chalermpol Srisawat – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces United States 2005 – Air Force General Richard Myers – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Military of the United States, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States of America, Receives Top Military Award, 3 June 2005, retrieved 24 September 2007. 2017 – Marine Corps General Joe Dunford – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Military of the United StatesChannel NewsAsia , Singapore confers top military award on US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2 June 2017, retrieved 2 June 2017
See also
:Category: Recipients of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) :Category: Recipients of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang
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