The annual Inter Regiment Practical Shooting Tournament, organized by the Army Small Arms Association got underway at Diyatalawa firing range during August 5 - 11. Its prize awarding ceremony took place on Monday (5), headed by Major General H.C.P Goonetilleke, Security Force Commander - Central (SFHQ-C) as the Chief Guest for the occasion........
Troops serving 23 Gemunu Watch (GW) Battalion under 552 Brigade of 55 Division in Vettalaikerny, Jaffna pocketed out their own money to help an Alippalei-based young lady who has been selected to pursue higher studies at Polgolla Faculty of Studies but does not have enough means to commence higher studies.......
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake Friday (16) morning made a surprise visit to the Narahenpita Military Hospital complex where the country’s second largest hospital complex with 1043 beds, is fast nearing completion. Lieutenant General Ratnayake, accompanied by several senior officers, visited the upcoming new 10-storied hospital complex site and received a comprehensive account of its construction work before touring the area. |
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Former Commander of the Army late General Deshamanya J.E.D Perera who has left indelible milestones in the annals of Sri Lanka Army, bade farewell to the Nation on Wednesday (14) evening, amidst a sea of his military comrades and other mourners at the General Cemetery, Borella. Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa.......jpg)
A group of 25 Army personnel from all island-wide Security Force Headquarters, Division Headquarters and Brigade Headquarters underwent a two-week long course on ‘Search and Rescue Operations’ at Balapitiya, initiated by the Army Directorate of Operations with the cooperation of Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard and Sri Lanka Navy. 
Sri Lanka Army Warrant Officer I Nadeeka Lakmalee made history on Friday (16) when she qualified to enter the finals in women Javelin throw, event in the ongoing International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Athletic Championships in Moscow. She is the second Sri Lankan to enter the final round of IAAF World Athletic Championships after the sprinter, Susanthika Jayasingha.
Sri Lanka Navy’s prestigious Maritime and Naval Academy at Trincomalee on Friday (16) honoured the presence of the new Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake as the Chief Guest for the academy’s Passing out Parade (PoP) of the Intake 27 (Kotelawala Defence University) and the Midshipman Intake 51, the most glittering spectacle in the academy’s calendar of events. The day’s itinerary of the Army Chief in Trincomalee commenced soon after he reviewed the Guard Turnout............
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Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake Friday (16) morning made a surprise visit to the Narahenpita Military Hospital complex where the country’s second largest hospital complex with 1043 beds, is fast nearing completion. Lieutenant General Ratnayake, accompanied by several senior officers..............
Making another record phase in the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ housing projects for war heroes, HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, flanked by a host of distinguished guests, handed over 102 newly built houses to tri-service heroes at a ceremony in Poramadulla, Nuwara Eliya on Sunday (18) morning. These houses built with ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ funds of the Ministry of Defence are a tribute being extended to the excellence services, rendered by tri- service war heroes for the liberation of the country from terrorism. 57 houses for Army, 27 houses for Navy and 18 houses for Air Force........... |
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