The Johor Military Force Elite Forces is a special forces

Special forces

Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...

 tactical

Tactical

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 which are under the responsibility of the Royal Johor Military Force

Royal Johor Military Force

The Royal Johor Military Force is an independent military formation raised in 1885 under the control of the Sultan of Johor. Today the force performs mainly ceremonial functions....

 mandate with the security and protecting the Royal Family of Johor, counter-terrorism and special reconnaissance in any incidents involving the state of Johor.

History

The establishment of JMF commando unit is on July 07, 2008, by the idea from DYAM Tunku Ismail Idris, Prince of the Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor who at that time he is the JMF 2nd Staff Operations Officer and Training. He felt the need for a specific doctrine in JMF organizations to establish a special forces capable of performing certain tasks in an efficient and agiles. The establishment is also able to provide the best personal security protection to the Johor Royal family in any event at some time.

To realize the objective, his own with 20 senior officers and members who passed the JMF have been trained in the selection of counter-terrorism courses Grup Gerak Khas

Grup Gerak Khas

The Grup Gerak Khas is a special forces regiment of the Malaysian Army which conducts special operations missions for the Malaysian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-terrorism, and intelligence gathering...

 special forces in three months at Fort Iskandar, Mersing, Johor. The courses was conducted with technical assistance and expertise provided by the Yankee Alpha Squadron include the basic knowledge and specific skills appropriate to their duties as a special close protections to the Sultan of Johor Royal family.

Organization

The JMF Elite Forces establishment has several objectives that have been targeted and among them is identifying the best member of the JMF to participate in special teams and making them competent to perform specific tasks and develop self-esteem and level of JMF military discipline either at duty or outside duty. The establishment it’s also seeks to make a friendly community of other Malaysian special forces to share an experiences and knowledge that will indirectly enhance existing professionalism. DYAM Tunku Ismail, Prince of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor has a vision to realize the establishment of the Elite Forces is based JMF goals he outlined. One of them is making this team as a team that is able to perform the duties and responsibilities of the agile and effective, and the establishment of this as a springboard for the modernization of the existing JMF service.

Duties

JMF Elite Forces are mandated to provide close protection duties for the following people:-

1. Sultan of Johor
   Sultan of Johor
   Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the nominal ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a bendahara...
   
   , former and current
2. Sultanah of Johor, former and current
3. Prince of Johor and Princess of Johor
4. Other Royal families of Johor
5. Minister
   Minister
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    of Johor
   Johor
   Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...
   
   
6. Foreign VIPs such as heads of states, ambassadors, etc.

Training

DYAM Tunku Ismail Idris of Johor with two senior officers and 18 other ranks members have undergone basic training and expertise of the Grup Gerak Khas for three months include: -

1. Special infiltration and reconnaissance course
2. Sniper course
3. Close Quarters Combat - CQC
4. Combat diving
5. Counter-terrorism
   Counter-terrorism
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6. Counter-sniper tactics
   Counter-sniper tactics
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7. Marksmanship
8. Sabotage
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9. Combat Search and Rescue
   Combat search and rescue
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10. Fighting In Built-Up Areas - FIBUA
11. Hostage Rescue
12. Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain - MOUT
13. Close protection
14. Special demolitions
15. Explosive Ordnance Disposal - EOD

DYAM Tunku Ismail himself was a trained as an expert sniper rifle with excellent handling.

Weapons

• Glock 17
• SIG Sauer P226
• Remington 870
  Remington 870
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• Heckler & Koch MP5
  Heckler & Koch MP5
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• SIG SG 553 SOW
  SIG SG 550
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• Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
  Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
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Equipment

• SPECTRA helmet
  SPECTRA helmet
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• Blackhawk Tactical Vest Type IV
  Bulletproof vest
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• Nomex
  Nomex
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   Battle Dress Uniform
  Battle Dress Uniform
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• Magnum Stealth II tactical boots

The duties and responsibilities

The JMF Elite Forces Commando has a different scope of duties to JMF current unit. Their duties is basically associated with a number of things and includes: -

• Keeping the security and protection of the Johor royal family, especially the Sultan of Johor, His Sultanah Johor, DYAM Prince of Johor and the Johor royal family who received the title.
• To act as an escort VIPs to dignitaries and VIP guests, especially among the Royal Johor.
• Implementation of privacy and confidentiality of operations that are necessary from time to time.
• Being tactical deploy units that can respond at any time.
• To act as a unit furtherance to the JMF.
• Being an observer in the work of special intelligence and reconnaissance.
• Combating terrorist who commits violence in the area of responsibility and hostage rescue movement can be made if necessary.