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13th January 2017 11:48:49 Hours

SF-KLN Commander Makes Courtesy Visits to Under Command Formations

The outgoing Commander, Security Forces-Kilinochchi (SF-KLN), Major General Amal Karunasekara, paid courtesy visits to under command Divisions and Forward Maintenance Area - Kilinochchi (FMA-KLN) during January 3 - 9 before relinquishing his office.

He first visited the FMA-KLN on Tuesday (3), 65 Division on Wednesday (4), 57 and 66 Division Headquarters on Monday (9) and met the troops serving in those areas.

During the visits, the Commander, SF-KLN was greeted to a Guard Turnout at the FMA-KLN and in all Divisions. He was warmly welcomed by the FMA-KLN Commander and all General Officers Commanding to suit military formalities upon his arrival.

The SF-KLN Commander addressed respective troops in the FMA and all Divisions, in which he appreciated the services of all ranks and encouraged them to continue to offer their services effectively in future, too.

He was invited to plant saplings in those places before he signed the visitors' books at those formations as symbols of his memories. During those visits, mementoes were presented to the Commander, SF-KLN by all Commanders of respective formations as gestures of goodwill.

Brigadier H. D. W Kariyawasam, Commander, FMA-KLN, Major General W. A. S Weerawardhana, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 65 Division, Brigadier G. J. A. W Galagamage, GOC, 57 Division and Brigadier D. C Keppetiwalana, GOC, 66 Division welcomed the Commander and respectively conducted him at specific locations.

Meanwhile, the troops of the Security Force Headquarters and its under command formations were addressed by the Commander, SF-KLN at the SFHQ-KLN Headquarters premises on Tuesday (10) in a separate programme.

Major General Amal Karunasekara is to take up duties as the new Commandant, Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) shortly.

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