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The Naval Special Forces, or Pasukan Khas Laut (PASKAL) in Malay, serve as the Royal Malaysian Navy's special forces and operate under the Naval Special Forces Command. Established in 1977 as the Naval Commando Unit, its initial role focused on protecting RMN ships, bases, and ports, akin to the 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines.
The Pasukan Khas Laut ('Naval Special Warfare Forces', Jawi: ڤاسوقن خاص لا ء وت ), commonly abbreviated to PASKAL, is the principal special operations force of the Royal Malaysian Navy. PASKAL's task is to conduct small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to a river, ocean, swamp, delta or coastline.
The Royal Malaysian Navy formed a team called the Naval Study Team, led by Commander V. Ramachandran, as the Head of Operations and Planning, and Lieutenant Commander T.A. Scully, as the Head of Engineering, and the team collaborated with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG , a West Germany civil engineering firm that had already built a small naval ...
On 16 September 1963, the naval force was renamed the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), following the formation of Malaysia. Eighteen Keris-class were ordered from Vosper and formed the mainstay of the navy for years to come. These 103 ft (31 m) boats were driven by Maybach diesels and capable of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).
The Royal Malaysian Navy also has special forces to secure the Malaysian maritime areas, especially the Malacca Straits, from intruders and terrorist groups. The unit is known as Naval Special Warfare Forces (Malay: Pasukan Khas Laut; PASKAL) by its Malay acronym in the year 1980. The unit was established using commando-trained officers and men ...
Sutarji bin Haji Kasmin (born 5 November 1951) is a Malaysian entrepreneur and former navy special forces commander. He is a retired Royal Malaysian Navy with the last rank Laksamana Pertama or Commodore. Sutarji is well known and famous for his role as godfather of PASKAL originated in 1975.
Dato' Anuar bin Haji Alias, PGB, is a former senior Royal Malaysian Navy officer, special forces frogman, and national hero in Malaysia. [1] He is the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) sole recipient of the Star of the Commander of Valour (Malay: Bintang Panglima Gagah Berani — PGB), Malaysia's second-highest gallantry award.
During this period, the camp, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities tailored for special forces training, was envisioned as the garrison for two elite special forces units: the 21st Special Service Group from the Malaysian Army and the Naval Special Forces from the Royal Malaysian Navy.