All New Eight Majors General Adorned with New Insignia at Saliyapura

Eight Senior Brigadiers who were just promoted to the rank of Major General with the approval of HE the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the recommendation of the Chief of Defence Staff and....

Promotion Bonanza for Record Numbers of Officers & Other Ranks on Army Day

In a historic move, the 72nd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army aka the Army Day (10 October) granted 567 Officers and 10368 Other Ranks a promotion bonanza with the approval of HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of....

New House Built for a Needy Family Coincident with the Army Anniversary

Troops of the 12 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) under the 23 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) vested a new house in a needy family in Iralakkulam, Periyawadduwan area. Troops in the 23 Division volunteered to contribute towards....

51 Division Launches Tree Planting & Other Events on Army Anniversary

Troops of the 51 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on account of the forthcoming 72nd anniversary lunched several programmes on the instructions of the General Officer Commanding, 51 Division, Major General Deepal Pussella on Monday (4).

593 Brigade Constructs New Warrant Officers' & Sergeants' Mess

Major General Sisira Pilapitiya, Commander, Security Forces - Mullaittivu on Wednesday (6) formally opened the new Warrant Officers' & Sergents' Mess at the 593 Brigade in Nayaru area, Mullaittivu. At the invitation of Brigadier Wasantha Palamakubura, the former Commander, 593 Brigade...

Exercise 'Mithra Shakti' Rehearsed in Ampara Town

The bilateral Exercise 'Mithra Shakti' now underway at Ampara Army Training School (ATS) with participation of both Indian Army and Sri Lankan Army troops had its joint practical training sessions on Thursday (7) in the heart of Ampara Town. Training in conduct of road blocks...

2nd Recruit Training Course at Vidaththalpalai Begins

The 2nd Recruit Training Course at the Battalion Training School at Vidaththalpalai, Jaffna under the 52 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna commenced on Thursday (7) during a simple ceremony. his recruit training programme conducted under the guidance of the Commander...

Renovation of 4 More Irrgational Tanks in Progress

Making one more significant contribution to the “Vari Saubhagya” programme of the government , troops have started the tank renovation projects in Mahaweli “L” region with the participation of 11 Field Sri Lanka Engineers. Plant works in those 4 renovation projects are supervised by the Plant...

‘Serve Now’ Gifts Medical Equipment for Pallekele New Army Base Hospital

A stock of medical equipment that can be used for the Pallekele Army Base Hospital still under construction were gifted to the Base Ordnance Depot (BOD) at Ragama by the ‘Serve Now’ organization on 21 September 2021 through the coordination...

Wanni SFHQ-Built One More New House Vested in Needy Family

As part of the Wanni SFHQ's community development programme, Commander, Security Forces - Wanni, Major General Hemantha Bandara, vested a newly constructed house in a low income single parent family of Mrs J.M.S Jayalath and two children who are differently able...