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| General Operations Force | |
|---|---|
| Pasukan Gerakan Am | |
| Active | 1 August 1948 : Jungle Squad 1963 : Police Field Force 1997–present : General Operations Force |
| Country |  British Malaya (1948–1957) Malaya (1948—1963) Malaysia (1963–present) |
| Branch |  Royal Malaysia Police |
| Type | Paramilitary, Light infantry |
| Role | Domestic counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, multi-security service, VIPs Close Protection, Border Patrol and law enforcement |
| Size | 12,000 Personnel (Feb 2014)
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| Part of |  Internal Security and Public Order Department |
| Garrison/HQ | Training Centre: Ulu Kinta, Ipoh, Perak |
| Nickname(s) | Polis Hutan (Jungle Squad lit. Jungle Police) |
| Motto(s) | "Cekal, Berani, Setia" ("Gallant, Brave, Loyal") |
| Colour of Beret | Dark blue - Standard light infantry Maroon - Senoi Praaq
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| Anniversaries | March 25 (Police Day) August 31 (Independence Day) |
| Engagements | Malayan Emergency 1948-1960 Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) 13 May Incident Reformation Raid Ops Fire Palm 2 UNMIT 2013 Lahad Datu standoff |
The General Operations Force (Malay: Pasukan Gerakan Am; PGA, Jawi: ڤاسوكن ڬرقن عام) is the light infantry arm of the Royal Malaysia Police. The General Operations Force was established in 1948 during the Malayan Emergency by the British Administration when Malaya was a colony. The police service was mobilised to the field role, primarily to engaging Communist guerrillas during the emerging Insurgency. When Malaysia was formed in 1963, this law enforcement unit was then known as the Police Field Force (Malay: Pasukan Medan Polis; PMP). The title was adopted when it dropped the previous handle widely referred to as the Jungle Squad (Malay: Pasukan Polis Hutan; PPH).