istance ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Team ▁( S MA RT ). ▁ ▁History ▁/ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Form ed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Naj ib ▁Raz ak , ▁the ▁NS OF ▁will ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁security ▁forces ▁first ▁respond ers ▁against ▁all ▁thre ats . ▁The ▁NS OF ▁personnel ▁will ▁be ▁second ed ▁from ▁the ▁three ▁ag encies ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁stage . ▁Design ated ▁posts ▁will ▁be ▁made ▁once ▁the ▁unit ▁is ▁fully ▁oper ational , ▁which ▁reports ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁( NS C ). ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁dis ru ptions ▁to ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁ag encies ▁involved . ▁Malays ia ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁integrated ▁security ▁force ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁terror ▁thre ats . ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁NS OF ▁has ▁ 1 7 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 ▁special ▁operations ▁personn els ▁from ▁the ▁M AF , ▁R MP ▁and ▁M ME A , ▁who ▁will ▁be ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Fort ▁P erd ana , ▁S ung ai ▁Bes i . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁NS OF ▁proves ▁the ▁government ' s ▁' no - comp rom ise ' ▁attitude ▁in ▁issues ▁of ▁security . ▁NS OF ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁quick ▁reaction ▁force ▁to ▁cur b ▁terror ism ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages . ▁The ▁land , ▁air ▁and ▁mar itime ▁units ▁will ▁be ▁mobil ised ▁as ▁the ▁early ▁group ▁and