▁Mal ac ca . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁command os ▁were ▁formerly ▁trained ▁by ▁Air ▁Force ▁P AS K AU ▁and ▁formed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ST AR s ▁are ▁trained ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁first ▁res ponder ▁to ▁potential ▁terror ist ▁situations ; ▁den y ▁terror ist ▁acts ; ▁perform ▁security ▁actions ▁against ▁non - comp li ant ▁actors ; ▁perform ▁tact ical ▁facility ▁entry ▁and ▁enfor cement ; ▁particip ate ▁in ▁port ▁level ▁counter ter ror ism ▁exer cis es ; ▁and ▁educ ate ▁other ▁forces ▁on ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁counter ter ror ism ▁procedures . ▁ ▁ST AR s ▁are ▁a ▁quick ▁response ▁force ▁capable ▁of ▁rapid ▁nation wide ▁deployment ▁via ▁air , ▁ground ▁or ▁sea ▁transport ation ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁changing ▁threat ▁conditions . ▁Multi - mission ▁cap ability ▁facil it ates ▁augment ation ▁for ▁other ▁selected ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁miss ions . ▁The ▁ST AR ' s ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁systems ▁and ▁processes ▁for ▁standard ised ▁training , ▁equipment , ▁organisation , ▁planning , ▁and ▁sched uling ▁of ▁rapidly ▁deploy able ▁special ised ▁forces ▁to ▁execute ▁mission ▁object ives ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁tact ical ▁and ▁oper ational ▁command ers . ▁ ▁Support ▁units ▁▁ 1 0 ▁Par atro oper ▁Brigade ▁▁▁ 1 0 ▁Par atro oper ▁Brigade ▁( 1 0 ▁P AR A ) ▁is ▁an ▁el ite ▁rapid ▁deployment ▁brig ade ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Army . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁merged ▁with ▁other ▁inf antry ▁elements ▁including ▁