PASKAL

Pasukan Khas Laut
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: Direct action Special reconnaissance Counter-terrorism Foreign internal defense Unconventional warfare Other roles: Counter-trafficking operations Hostage rescue Personnel recovery Hydrographic reconnaissance Underwater demolition
Size	Classified
Part of	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 War on Terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Operation Ocean Shield Operation Dawn 8: Gulf of Aden) MALCON-ISAF, Afghanistan Moro attacks on Sabah 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

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.