▁U T K ▁performs ▁as ▁a ▁high - level ▁national ▁tact ical ▁unit , ▁providing ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁close ▁protection ▁to ▁high ▁ranking ▁government ▁execut ives ▁and ▁their ▁sp ouse , ▁and ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁members ▁also ▁undert ake ▁under cover ▁miss ions . ▁U T K ▁operators ▁are ▁spe cially ▁trained ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁high - ris k ▁events ▁like ▁host age ▁and ▁bar rica de ▁situations ▁by ▁host ile ▁forces , ▁especially ▁highly ▁trained ▁terror ists ▁and / or ▁crim inals . ▁U T K ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁most ▁experienced ▁unit ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁world wide ▁terror ism ▁organizations ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁Malays ia . ▁ ▁The ▁U T K ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Police ▁G SG ▁ 9 ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Secret ▁Service . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁F ounded ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁U T K ▁is ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁then ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁Police , ▁Tun ▁Han if ▁O mar . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁deployed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁mission ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Red ▁Army ▁( ; ▁R ō ma ji : ▁N ih on ▁Se k ig un ) ▁host age ▁incident ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁when ▁the ▁terror ists ▁held ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁including ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁cons ulate ▁and ▁the ▁Swedish ▁charg é ▁d ' aff aires ▁as ▁host ages ▁within ▁the ▁A IA ▁building