Pasukan Gerakan Khas

Pasukan Gerakan Khas Special Operations Command ڤاسوكن ڬرقن خاص
Abbreviation	PGK
The crest of the 69 Commandos of PGK, featuring a pair of kerambit
The crest of the Special Actions Unit of PGK
Motto	Warisan Darah Perwira – 69 Commando Tangkas Banteras Ganas – UTK Inheritance of The Blood of Warriors – 69 Commando Quick to Overcome Terror – UTK
Agency overview
Formed	20 October, 1997; 20 years ago (1997)
Employees	~ 4,000 operators
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Malaysia
Primary governing body	Government of Malaysia
Secondary governing body	Royal Malaysia Police
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian agency
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs.
Operational structure
Overviewed by Police	Ministry of Home Affairs
Headquarters	Bukit Aman near Kuala Lumpur 3°08′55″N 101°41′30″E / 3.148725°N 101.691584°E / 3.148725; 101.691584
Minister of Home Affair responsible	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Notables People SAC II G/5439 Dato' Meor Chek Hussien Mahayuddin, first commander SAC G/18786 Mohd Fadhli Mohd Noh, current commander Significant engagements Al-Ma'unah Arrest of Mas Selamat Kastari 2013 Lahad Datu standoff

The Pasukan Gerakan Khas (Abbreviation: PGK; Special Operations Command; SOCOM of Federal Police, Jawi:ڤاسوكن ڬرقن خاص) is a paramilitary special operations force and an elite high-profile counter-terrorism unit 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 Tindakan Khas; 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.

The VAT 69 (Very Able Troopers 69), also known as Task Force, Charlie Force and Special Project Team, is modelled on the British 22nd 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. It began when the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, The Honorable Allahyarham (late) Tun Dr Ismail proposed the formation of a special force for fighting the communist insurgency in 1969.

In October 1969, 1,600 officers and men from the Police Field Force applied for VAT 69 training of which 60 qualified themselves for basic commando training. A group of drill instructors from SAS were sent to Fort Kemar, Perak to supervise the inaugural 69 Commando. Only 30 police officers managed to pass and they formed the first nucleus troop of 69 Commando Battalion.

In the 1970s, VAT 69 started its initial operations and was successfully deployed against the Malayan National Liberation Army during the Second Malayan Emergency. As a result, a significant number of MNLA guerrillas were neutralised and large amounts of weapons and equipment were seized. VAT 69 also cooperated with the Senoi Praaq Regiment, an exclusively Orang Asli police light infantry unit, in operations against pro-Communist ASAL groups, which were composed of Orang Asli sympathisers of the Malayan Communists.