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  • 143 Brigade's Initiative Gets 10 Air Beds to Kurunegala Teaching Hospital

    2023-08-25 20:20:09

    143 Brigade's Initiative Gets 10 Air Beds to Kurunegala Teaching Hospital

    Responding to the shortage of air beds in the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, troops of the 143 Infantry Brigade and the 1 Sri Lanka National Guard initiated a project to provide 10 air beds to the hospital with...

  • 14 Infantry Division's New GOC Starts Duties

    2023-08-25 20:12:26

    14 Infantry Division's New GOC Starts Duties

    Brigadier K.A.W.N.H Bandaranayake USP of Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment assumed duties as the New General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 14 Infantry Division on 21 August 2023 at his office in the Divisional Headquarters in Colombo.

  • Army Troops in Action against Raging Bushfires

    2023-08-24 22:11:47

    Army Troops in Action against Raging Bushfires

    60 Army personnel of the 8 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) serving under the 611 Infantry Brigade of the 61 Infantry Division swiftly acted and brought a major bushfire that erupted in the general forest reserve area in Koskele, Opatha in Warakapola on Tuesday...

  • VIR's New Colonel of the Regiment Assumes Responsibilities

    2023-08-24 22:04:32

    VIR's New Colonel of the Regiment Assumes Responsibilities

    Major General D.M.K.D.B Pussella RWP RSP, Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force amidst religious blessings took over duties as the new Colonel of the Regiment of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR)...

  • US Defence Attaché Calls at SFHQ-Jaffna

    2023-08-24 22:02:36

    US Defence Attaché Calls at SFHQ-Jaffna

    Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Nelson, Senior Defence Official/Defence Attaché and Mr. Seth Nevins, Assistant Defence Attaché of the US Embassy in Sri Lanka made a courtesy call to the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna on Wednesday (23 August).

  • New Director at Colombo Army Hospital Begins Duties

    2023-08-24 21:58:40

    New Director at Colombo Army Hospital Begins Duties

    Brigadier R.M.J.B Rathnayake RSP of Gajaba Regiment, the new Director, Directorate of Management & Maintenance at the Colombo Army Hospital at Narahenpita began his duties on Monday (21 August) during a brief ceremony.

  • SLLI Colonel of the Regiment Meets Troops in 6 SLLI Camp

    2023-08-24 21:56:16

    SLLI Colonel of the Regiment Meets Troops in 6 SLLI Camp

    Major General S.R.K Hettiarachchi RWP RSP VSV USP ndu psc, Commander Security Forces-Jaffna and Colonel of the Regiment of Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment (SLLI) undertook a field visit to the 6 SLLI camp in Mihinthale...

  • Madu Civilians & Students thru Army Get Relief Items

    2023-08-23 22:49:06

    Madu Civilians & Students thru Army Get Relief Items

    542 Infantry Brigade of 54 Infantry Division under the Security Force HQ - Wanni, together with the members of ‘Willing Hearts’ Foundation in Singapore and ‘Maha Karuna’ Society in Vavuniya distributed a large stock of dry ration packs...

  • Fellow-Soldiers Rebuild Woman Soldier's Gutted Home

    2023-08-23 22:40:21

    Fellow-Soldiers Rebuild Woman Soldier's Gutted Home

    Troops of the 241 Infantry Brigade of the 24 Infantry Division showing their solidarity and comradeship towards a woman soldier working with them took the lead in renovating and furnishing her fire-gutted house in Akkaraipattu.

  • New Colonel Commandant of SLAGSC Begins Office

    2023-08-23 22:34:10

    New Colonel Commandant of SLAGSC Begins Office

    Major General W.W.H.R.R.V.M.N.D.K.B Niyangoda RWP RSP VSV USP ndu psc assumed duties as the new Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) at Sri Lanka Army General Service...