![]() The official name for VAT 69 at that time was Pasukan Polis Hutan 69 PPH 69 (Police Field Force 69) and they were part of Police Field Force (now General Operations Force). ![]() ![]() Only 30 police officers managed to pass and they formed the first nucleus troop of 69 Commando Battalion. A group of instructors from SAS were sent to Fort Kemar, Perak to supervise the training of the first 69 Commando recruits. In October 1969, 1,600 officers and men from the Police Field Force ( Malay: Pasukan Polis Hutan PPH) applied for VAT 69 training of which 60 passed the basic commando training tests. The idea for an elite counter-terrorist paramilitary police unit was originally proposed the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, The Honorable Allahyarham (late) Tun Dr Ismail to fight the communist insurgency. VAT 69, also known as Task Force, Charlie Force and Special Project Team, was founded in 1969 (hence the number 69) and is modelled on the British 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, as a small combat unit to counter the tactics and techniques of communist terrorists. Operator from 69 Commando CIW Team preparing to storm the enemy.
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