Major General P.K.W.W.M.J.S.B.W Pallekumbura RWP RSP ndu psc assumed office as the 22nd Colonel of the Regiment of the Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) on 30 June 2025 at the SLNG Regimental Centre.
Army Moments
The Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) bade farewell to Major General P.R Pathiravithana USAWC psc, the outgoing Colonel of the Regiment of SLNG, on 28 June 2025 at the SLNG Regimental Centre.
Major General K.N.D Karunapala RSP ndu, the General Officer Commanding of 56 Infantry Division, assumed duties as the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestock (SLACAL) on 26 June 2025 at the Regimental Headquarters, SLACAL, Karandeniya.
Major General A.M.A Abeyawardana WWV RWP RSP ndc assumed duties as the 22nd General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 58 Infantry Division on 26 June 2025 at the 58 Infantry Division amidst military formalities.
A solemn military funeral was held on 01 July 2025 at the new crematorium of the General Cemetery, Borella, to bid farewell to the late Brigadier A.P.D Edirisuriya (Retd) KSV. The ceremony was attended by a large gathering of military personnel, dignitaries, and mourners who came together to honour the distinguished officer’s service to the nation.
Major General K.M.P.S.B Kulatunga RSP ndc psc assumed duties as the 15th Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC) on 27 June 2025 at the SLAMC Regimental Centre.
Major General A.M.C Abeykoon RWP RSP USP ndc assumed duties as the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 54 Infantry Division amidst religious blessings and military formalities at the Division Headquarters premises in Mannar on 29 June 2025.
The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC) bade farewell to its outgoing Colonel Commandant, Major General D.K.S.K Dolage USP nps psc, at the SLAMC Regimental Centre premises on 24 June 2025.
New Quarter Master General Assumes Duties
2025-07-01
Major General W.M.S.N Wijekoon ndc AATO of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps assumed duties as the new Quarter Master General of the Quarter Master General’s Branch on 30 June 2025 during a simple ceremony held at Army Headquarters.
Major General A.M.C.P Wijayaratne RWP RSP nps psc of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry assumed duties as the new Director General of Directorate of Research Concept and Doctrine on 30 June 2025 during a simple ceremony held at the Army Headquarters.