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Major General K.V.N.P Premaratne RSP USP nps psc assumed duties as the 61st Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) on 26 June 2025 at the SLAVF Headquarters amidst formal military formalities.

The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) bade farewell to Major General D.K.S.K Dolage USP nps psc, the outgoing Commandant of SLAVF, during a brief ceremony held on 25 June 2025 at the SLAVF Headquarters, prior to assume duties as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.

Major General D.K.S.K Dolage USP nps psc of the Sri Lanka Engineers assumed duties as the 67th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (the second most senior appointment in the Army) on 26 June 2025 at the Army Headquarters.

Major General Y.A.B.M Yahampath RWP RSP ndu psc of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (the third most senior appointment in the Army) on 26 June 2025 at the Army Headquarters.

Vice Admiral B.A.K.S.P. Banagoda RSP, USP, ndc, psc, MMaritimePol, MBA in HRM, PG Dip in HRM, BMS, Dip in Mgt, AFIN, JP (Whole Island), Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, on 25 June 2025 at Army Headquarters.

Major General K.A.U. Kodituwakku RSP USP psc IG, General Officer Commanding, 11 Infantry Division, was invited to the Office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, along with his family members on 25 June 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after completing a distinguished military career spanning 34 years.

The Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers bade farewell to its outgoing Colonel Commandant, Major General A.H.L.G Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc, on 22 June 2025 at the Regimental Centre in Panagoda, marking the conclusion of a distinguished chapter of leadership and service.

Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc, the outgoing Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and Colonel of the Regiment of the Gajaba Regiment (GR), was invited to the Office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, along with his family members on 23 June 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after completing a distinguished career spanning over 36 years.

Sri Lanka Army bade farewell to Major General M.G.W.W.W.M.C.B. Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc, Chief of Staff (COS) of the Army, on 23 June 2025 in a formal military ceremony.

Major General Lanka Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc, the outgoing Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army was invited to the Office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, along with his family members on 20 June 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after completing a distinguished military career spanning over 36 years.