Originally posted by ChineseJunk:
HANDAU is the special forces unit in Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM, Royal Malaysia Air Force). It's an acronym for Pertahanan Udara, which literally means air defence but it functions as an airborne capable jungle rescue unit.
HANDAU troops wear light blue berets.
I believe the unit is no longer called Handau....it's called PASKAU now. CSAR is just one of their function. They also provide base defence, sabotage of enemies air defence assets (radars, SAMs etc). Also there is a unit that infiltrate behind enemy lines to locate targets and provide target designation for laser guided bombs. Saw that on the cover picture of the Nov 03 issue of Perajurit magazine.