69 Commando

Special Operations Command Pasukan Gerakan Khas ڤاسوكن ڬرقن خاص
Abbreviation	PGK
Flag of RMP Pasukan Gerakan Khas
Agency overview
Formed	20 October 1997; 19 years ago (1997-10-20)
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Malaysia
Governing body	Government of Malaysia
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian agency
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs.
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Royal Malaysia Police
Headquarters	Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Strengths	~4,000 Operators
Agency executive	SAC Dato’ Azizan Abd. Aziz, Commander of PGK
Parent agency	Internal and Public Security Department
Special Operation Units	Detachment A - UTK Detachment B - VAT 69
Notables Person SAC Dato' Meor Chek Hussien Mahayuddin Significant engagements Pudu Prison siege Al-Ma'unah Operation Astute, Timor Leste Genting Sempah Incident Arrest of Mas Selamat Kastari 2013 Lahad Datu standoff

The Pasukan Gerakan Khas (Abbreviation: PGK; English: Special Operations Command (Police SOCOM), Jawi: ڤاسوكن ڬرقن خاص) is a special operations command of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP). The PGK Command has two distinct subunits; the VAT 69 (Very Able Trooper-69; 69 Komando ) and the Special Actions Unit (Malay: Unit Tindakhas; UTK).

An operators of VAT 69 and UTK are specially trained to intervene in high-risk events like hostage and barricade situations by hostile forces, especially terrorists and/or criminals. It originally had over 4,000 full-time operators but its actual size and organisation is classified. Both units commonly function as a high-level national tactical team in extremely sensitive or dangerous situations.

On 20 October 1997, the Royal Malaysian Police reorganised and setting back their special operations force; VAT 69 and UTK co-ordinate them into one special operation command known as Pasukan Gerakan Khas (PGK) (English: Special Operations Command (SOCOM)), launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad and Inspector General of Police Tan Sri .

Although amalgamated into one directorate, they are essentially still two separate entities operating in two distinct operational environments.

The Very Able Troopers 69 (VAT 69) or 69 Commando; also known as Task Force, Charlie Force and Special Project Team, is modeled on and trained by the British 22 Special Air Service Regiment. It was founded in 1969 (hence the name – 69) as a small combat unit to counter the tactics and techniques of the communist terrorists.

Unit Tindakhas (UTK) or Special Actions Unit is a secondary special forces unit of the RMP after VAT 69. This unit performs as a high-level national SWAT team and the unit's men also undertake undercover missions. Founded on 1 January 1975, UTK is the brainchild of then Inspector-General of Police Tun Hanif Omar. Similarly, the UTK were also trained by the 22 SAS but they operate in a very different tactical atmosphere as compared by US Capitol Police SWAT units.