A special operations task force did not appear to be required. Malaysian police, in addition to the military, had their own jungle squads (now known as General Operations Force) to assist in combating communists at the time. The Communist insurgency occurred in 1968, but at the time, all military units in Malaysia were trained in jungle warfare, and Malaysia was assisted by special forces from the Commonwealth of Nations for special operations. The MSSU was on the verge of being disbanded by the brass after the Indonesia–Malaysia conflict officially ended in 1966. At the time, the MSSU was stationed at Sebatang Karah Camp in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Six more Basic Commando courses were held after the first batch, and the MSSU finally reached its full strength. 10773 Lance Corporal Muhammad Shah Izwan Bin Hanafi.13852 Lance Corporal Johari Bin Haji Morhd Siraj.Second Lieutenant Hussin Bin Awang Senik (Colonel retired).Second Lieutenant Ghazali Bin Ibrahim (Major General retired).Lieutenant Mohd Ramli Bin Ismail (Major General retired).Major Abu Hassan Bin Abdullah (Colonel retired).The following men were members of the nucleus team that later became the MSSU: Only four officers and nine other ranks were successful. Only 15 people were chosen from the initial 300 who volunteered to attend the six-week Basic Commando Course at the British Army Jungle Warfare Training School. The 40 Commando of the Royal Marines conducted introductory training at Majidee Camp in Johor Bahru on 25 February 1965. The Ministry of Defence invited volunteers from the Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Navy for commando training in 1965. This unit started as a special operations task force, with all of its members receiving commando training from the Royal Marines' 40 Commando. Gerak Khas which was founded on as the Malaysian Special Service Unit (MSSU), is the successor to the Malayan Special Forces. Operatives of Gerak Khas (right) and PASKAL (left) arms with Colt M4A1 SOPMOD and Heckler & Koch G36C during the 65th Merdeka Day in Kuala Lumpur.
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