10 Paratrooper Brigade ( Malaysia ) The 10 Paratrooper Brigade ( ) - commonly known as 10th Para - is an elite airborne brigade - sized unit within the Malaysian Army tasked with being rapidly deployed inside or outside the boundaries of Malaysia . 10th Para is the key element of the Malaysian Rapid Deployment Force ( ) . Origin . 10th Para ' s primary role is to be the nation ' s main offensive force in time of war or emergencies . The creation of the Parachute Brigade was proposed by Malaysia ' s defence planners in the late 1970s as a part of the modernisation plan for the military . The plan originally did not receive much support from the government due to concerns that the formation of such a brigade would be looked with suspicion by its neighbour , Singapore . In November 1988 , Malaysia was unable to respond to a request for assistance by Maldives when that country was invaded by Tamil mercenaries . This inability to render timely help prompted Malaysian leaders to move to form paratrooper units within the Malaysian Army . Roles . 10 Paratrooper Brigade is highly skilled in accordance with its status as a Rapid Deployment Force . Paratroopers are vigorously trained for specialised combat operations and rapid deployment in alignment with the brigade ' s motto - Tindak Pantas ( ) . paras due to their reputation of being the best airborne force in the world . Brigade composition . 10 Paratrooper Brigade is based at Terendak Camp , Malacca , also known as ' Home of the Paras ' . The brigade is consist of : Training . Members of the brigade must pass a series physical qualifying tests ( " Latihan Semangat Waja " ) before being qualified to wear the maroon berets and parachute wings . Many of the qualifying tests include : marches , raids , escape and evasion s , abseiling , rappelling , mounted Gunung Ledang , survival skills , navigation , boating , running , and armory dexterities . These were designed to mentally and physically test candidates for jump qualifications . Basics for specialists include : Recent Operations . The unit has been deployed in the following operations : On October 14 , 2005 , The Malaysian Medical Team ( MasMedTim ) soldiers serving in earthquake - hit Battagram , Pakistan have been recommended for a service allowance of RM100 a day . The team , which left for Pakistan had set up a field hospital in Battagram , some 250 km from Islamabad , on Oct 26 . Equipped only with tents that were more suitable for the tropics and kerosene heaters , MasMedTim soldiers had to battle subzero temperatures while carrying out their duties of providing aid to survivors of the Oct 8 South Asia earthquake . Insufficient winter clothes and the lack of hot water at the campsite was affecting soldiers for over two months now as the temperature sometimes dropped to minus - 7 degrees Celsius at night . The security surveillance , code - named Operation Padanan Sipadan Island Resort or known as Ops Pasir , which was launched on September 20 , 2000 following the hostage - taking incidents in Sipadan and Pandanan islands , had restored confidence among tourists , including from the United States , to come to the resort islands . The integrated operation involves the Malaysian army , navy and air force as well as other related agencies such as the police and the coast guard .