Military Salute Honours Outgoing SF-West Commander

Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Forces - West (SF-West) on the eve of his retirement from the Army relinquished the appointment of the Commander, SF-West on Wednesday (24) during a formal military ceremony held at the Security Forces Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) premises in Panagoda.

Defence Services Hockey Players Win ‘Senior National Hockey Championship’

Defence Services Male and Female Hockey players Sunday (21) evening beat their counterparts in Government Services Hockey Club and Colombo Hockey Club during the finals in the ‘Senior National Hockey Championship’ Tournament, held at the Hockey Turf in Colombo 7 and won the trophy.

24 Division Troops Learn About Fire Fighting

A programme to educate the troops on eruption of fires and fire fighting was launched recently by the 24 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters – East (SFHQ-E) in collaboration with the Fire Brigade, Ampara at the 24 Division Headquarters premises in Ampara.

SFHQ - Jaffna Officers Compete with One Another in Pistol Firing

Adding one more feature to the art of shooting, initiatives were taken by Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi, Commander, Security Forces – Jaffna (SF-J) to revive pistol firing abilities among Officers serving under all formations of the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J) during the tournament ...........

24 Division Celebrates ‘Thaipongal’ in Ampara

Troops of the 24 Division in Ampara under the Security Force Headquarters – East (SFHQ-E) organized a ‘Shramadana’ campaign in Malwatta Pullayar Kovil premises and played a cricket match with Tamil youths at Kovil grounds recently on account of the ‘Thaipongal’ festival.

One More Batch of SIO Qualified Soldiers Passed Out at Maduru Oya

The Army Training School (ATS) at Maduru Oya completed one more course on Special Infantry Operations (SIO) and awarded certificates, trophies and shields during a colourful passing-out ceremony on Thursday (17).

School of Engineers Gifted with New Vocational Training Centre at Thunkama

The Army School of Engineers at Thunkama, Embilipitiya turning a new leaf in its training modules, had its most modern Vocational Training Centre established in the premises during a brief ceremony, held on Monday (22).

Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare Officers’ Course No 21 Begins at Maduruoya

Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare Officers’ Course No 21 at Maduruoya Army Training School (ATS) commenced on Friday (19) with the participation of 18 foreign and local Officers.

SFHQ-J Supports Janahanda Foundation’s Charity Work for Children

Troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) joined the members of the ‘Hounslow Sri Lankan Janahanda Foundation’ in UK to provide scholarships for 50 students selected from destitute families who needed financial assistance....

Sick Children in Moneragala District Given Incentives

Carefully selected 462 students who are suffering from Cancer (181), Chronic Kidney Diseases (218) and Thalassemia (63) of underprivileged families, still continuing their studies in remote schools in Moneragala district during 15-16 January....