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=== Malaysia === [[File:M70-02 (8231200851).jpg|thumb|right|[[Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency|MMEA]]'s [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter AS365 N3 Dauphin]] used for SAR and surveillance.]] For land rescue, Malaysia has two primary SAR units: the [[SMART (Malaysia)|Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team]] (SMART), which reports to the [[National Security Council (Malaysia)|National Security Council]], and the [[Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia|Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department]]'s (FRDM) [[STORM (Malaysian rescue squad)|Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia]] (STORM) unit. They are sometimes aided by the jungle experts, the [[Orang Asli|aboriginal]] police unit named [[Senoi Praaq]], [[Royal Malaysia Police|Royal Malaysian Police]] (RMP) [[VAT 69 Commando]], the [[Malaysian Armed Forces]]' [[Elite Forces of Malaysia|special operations force]], and the [[Malaysia Civil Defence Force|Malaysian Civil Defence Force]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search team for missing Irish teen boosted by VAT 69 commandos |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/08/10/search-team-for-missing-irish-teen-boosted-by-vat-69-commandos/1779396 |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Malay Mail |date=10 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Both SMART and STORM, as with other FRDM's [[Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia#Special Operations|special operations]], often participate in international SAR missions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/mobile/edisi/utara/bomba-sedia-hantar-anggota-storm-ke-nepal-1.386953|title=Bomba sedia hantar anggota Storm ke Nepal|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Harian |first=Wartawan Sinar |title=Berjuang di bumi berasap |url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/mobile/wawancara/berjuang-di-bumi-berasap-1.177473 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052504/https://www.sinarharian.com.my/mobile/wawancara/berjuang-di-bumi-berasap-1.177473 |archive-date=6 September 2018 |access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bharian.com.my/node/86364|title=Bomba Malaysia sedia bantu Indonesia padam kebakaran hutan|date=4 October 2015|work=BH Online|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adrc.asia/countryreport/MYS/MYSeng99/Malaysia99.htm#_Toc495479697|title=Malaysia Country Report 1999: Forest Fire And Severe Haze|website=www.adrc.asia|access-date=30 April 2017|archive-date=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605012454/http://www.adrc.asia/countryreport/MYS/MYSeng99/Malaysia99.htm#_Toc495479697|url-status=dead}}</ref> For maritime SAR, it is the responsibility of [[Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency|Malaysia Coast Guard]] and FRDM, along with support from the RMP's [[Marine Operations Force]] and the [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]]'s [[PASKAU]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/mmea-search-and-rescue-for-six-missing-victims-in-capsized-catamaran-contin|title=MMEA: Search and rescue for six missing victims in capsized catamaran continues|date=30 January 2017|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/mmea-to-review-sar-ops-after-rescue-team-missed-survivors-by-minutes|title=MMEA to review SAR ops after rescue team missed survivors by 'minutes'|date=13 May 2016|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref>
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