When did the U.S. secure Britain 's cooperation in limiting Allied activities in the Mediterranean ?
Allied Forces Mediterranean was disbanded on 5 June 1967 , and all forces in the south and the Mediterranean assigned to AFSOUTH.AFSOUTH continued to conduct exercises in the 1960s and 1970s , among which was exercise ' Dawn Patrol , ' a five - nation naval and air exercise conducted throughout the Mediterranean in 1974 .