Major General K.M.V. Kodithuwakku ndu assumed duties as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 14 Infantry Division on 06 May 2026 at the Division Headquarters premises.
Army Moments
Major General P.S. Subath Sanjeewa RSP nps psc, the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps assumed duties as the 51st Director General General Staff of the Sri Lanka Army on 06 May 2026 during a formal ceremony held at the General Staff Branch - Army Headquarters.
Major General H.D.L.S. Perera RWP RSP ndc, Colonel of the Regiment of the Commando Regiment, assumed duties as the 10th Commander of 1 Corps on 04 May 2026 during a formal ceremony held at Headquarters 1 Corps.
GOC of 57 Infantry Division Assumes Duties
2026-05-06
Major General R.P.S. Prasad RWP RSP USP assumed duties as the 20th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 57 Infantry Division on 04 May 2026 at the Division Headquarters.
The Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) Base Workshop, Katubedda reached a significant milestone by obtaining the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution.
1 Corps Bids Farewell to Outgoing Commander
2026-05-05
The troops of 1 Corps arranged a formal ceremony to bid farewell to Major General P.S Subath Sanjeewa RSP nps psc, outgoing Commander of 1 Corps, on 03 May 2026 at the 1 Corps Headquarters.
The Special Forces (SF) arranged a formal ceremony to bid farewell to Major General K.D.U. Karunaratne RSP USP of the Special Forces, on 02 May 2026 at the SF Regimental Headquarters.
The final rites of Lance Corporal A.P. Mariyalujison of the 12 (V) Engineer Services Regiment, who passed away due to critical injuries sustained in a train accident in Murikandy on 20 April 2026, were conducted with full military honours on 01 May 2026 at the Panikkaiyadi Swasti Public Cemetery Aiyakachchi, Kilinochchi.
A fire at a commercial complex in Menikhinna was swiftly contained by Army troops on 22 April 2026.
Infantryman R.W.V. Piyatissa of the Gajaba Regiment secured 12th place at a visually impaired marathon held on 19 April 2026 in Kasumigaura, completing the race in 5 hours, 37 minutes and 37 seconds.