Major General K.V.N.P Premaratne RSP USP nps psc, Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF), conducted an official visit to Volunteer Battalions under the 24 Infantry Division on 24 and 25 July 2025.
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Major General B.M.R.J Bandara, the Deputy Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, was invited to the office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, on 24 July 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after completing a distinguished military career spanning over 34 years.
The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, Major General Y.A.B.M Yahampath RWP RSP ndu psc, visited the Directorate of Management and Maintenance on 22 July 2025 and inspected the ongoing maintenance and operational activities of the Directorate.
Based on information received by the Military Intelligence Corps on 22 July 2025, a raid was conducted in Rajagiriya area by officers of the Excise Department, Battaramulla. During the operation, a suspect residing in Thalawathugoda, Pannipitiya area was taken into custody along with 2 kilograms of Kush, valued at approximately Rs. 12 million.
The 9th South Asian Karate Championship, organised by the Sri Lanka Karate Federation, was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 05 and 06 July 2025.
Lieutenant General Syed Aamer Raza, Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army, accompanied by a high-level military delegation, visited the Army Headquarters on 22 July 2025.
The 16th Contingent of the Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC), after officially assuming peacekeeping duties under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), participated as role players in Patrolling, CASEVAC, and Denial of Freedom of Movement activities on 16 and 17 July 2025. These were conducted in collaboration with the Indonesian Force Protection Unit and the Malaysian Battalion in a series of scenarios involving an IED explosion followed by an ambush and the escorting of a CASEVAC.
Major General Y.A.B.M Yahampath RWP RSP ndu psc, Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) of the Sri Lanka Army, conducted an official visit to the Laya Leisure Army Welfare Holiday Resort, Kukuleganga, on 20 July 2025.
The annual commemoration ceremony to honour the fallen war heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of Mullaitivu Camp against the LTTE attack in July 1996 was held on 17 July 2025 at the Mullaitivu War Memorial.
The troops of Special Forces Regiment constructed and vested a new house for a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer and his family in Aladeniya on 18 July 2025.