The Special Operations Force (Pasukan Gerakan Khas - PGK) is an elite arm and
high profile counter-terrorism unit of the
Royal Malaysian Police Force which includes Komando 69
(Very Able Troopers - VAT 69) and the Special Actions Unit
(Unit Tindakan Khas - UTK). These units wearing the
maroon and sandy
color berets are specially trained to deal with all threats of
terrorism and armed crimes in
Malaysia.
A separate entity
previously, both the VAT 69 and UTK were
amalgamated into the PGK on 20 October 1997. Although
amalgamated into one directorate, they are essentially still two
separate entities operating in two distinct operational
environments. With the growing threat of terrorism, PGK has increasingly adapted
itself to conduct
counter-terrorism duties.
UTK is primarily a SWAT-type
unit with a difference; they operate mostly in plainclothes. The
unit operates within the towns and cities in Malaysia dealing
with armed criminals. VAT 69 operatives however, are jungle
warfare specialists in line with their original purpose of
fighting the communist threat in 1969 and during the insurgency
years
The elite PGK unit is well-trained in
Close Quarters Battle (CQB),
Hostage rescue (HR),
HALO/HAHO,
Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD),
Hazmat Disposal,
unconventional warfare,
sabotage,
intelligence, foreign language, assaults / rescues within
buildings, oil rigs, cargo ships and urban terrain (e.g.
FIBUA), assaults on trains, airborne and aircraft,
reconnaissance, hover jump,
fast roping techniques,
sniper, handling K9
unit, unarmed combat,
karate do, martial arts, bomb defusals, basic underwater demolitions (BUD),
combat diving, vehicle assault, airborne operations and
parachuting.
Royal Malaysian Police
Headquarters, 50560 Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
E-mail :
rmp@rmp.gov.my
