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PASKAL

Pasukan Khas Laut
Crest of the Navy PASKAL-KD Panglima Hitam.png
The crest of the Navy PASKAL or Panglima Hitam.
Active 1 October 1980 – present (36 years)
Country  Malaysia
Branch  Royal Malaysian Navy
Type Special operations force
Role

Primary tasks:

Other roles:

Size Classified
Part of Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg Malaysian Armed Forces
Malaysian Joint Forces Command
Garrison/HQ Naval Amphibious Base Lumut, Perak,
Naval Amphibious Base Semporna, Sabah
Nickname(s) PASKAL, KD Panglima Hitam
Motto(s) Sentiasa Terbaik
(English: Always The Best)
March Dari Jasamu Kami Abadikan
(English: From Your Kindness We Eternise)
Engagements

Spratly Islands
UNOSOM II, Somalia
UNIVEM II, Angola
Operation Astute, East Timor
MALCON-UNIFIL, Lebanon

Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
Operation Ocean Shield
Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden)
MALCON-ISAF, Afghanistan

2013 Lahad Datu standoff
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
Commanders
Current
commander
First Admiral Dato' Saifudin Bin Kamarudin
Notable
commanders
First Admiral Prof. Dr. Haji Mohd Sutarji Bin Kasmin
Insignia
Official PASKAL insignia PASKAL Pin Badge.png

Primary tasks:

Other roles:

Spratly Islands
UNOSOM II, Somalia
UNIVEM II, Angola
Operation Astute, East Timor
MALCON-UNIFIL, Lebanon

Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
Operation Ocean Shield
Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden)
MALCON-ISAF, Afghanistan

The Pasukan Khas Laut (English: Naval Special Warfare Forces, Jawi:ڤاسوكن خاص لاوت), commonly abbreviated 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. PASKAL also perform unconventional warfare; guerrilla warfare; counter-guerrilla warfare; jungle warfare; counter-terrorism; close protection; hostage rescue and foreign internal defence.


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