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  • SLAC Felicitates New CoS at Regimental HQ

    2019-09-12 11:10:28

    SLAC Felicitates New CoS at Regimental HQ

    Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC), the mother regiment of the newly-appointed Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Army, Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage who is also the Colonel Commandant of the SLAC was hosted to a felicitation ceremony at the SLAC...

  • New Adjutant General Assumes Duties

    2019-09-12 10:10:28

    New Adjutant General Assumes Duties

    The newly-appointed Adjutant General of the Sri Lanka Army, Major General A.A Kodippili assumed office this morning (12) at the Army Headquarters as the 28th Adjutant General of the Army during a brief ceremony. Major General Kodippili amid religious blessings....

  • SFHQ-E Temple’s Pagoda Open for Veneration

    2019-09-12 10:09:28

    SFHQ-E Temple’s Pagoda Open for Veneration

    The unveiling of the pinnacle atop the newly-constructed pagoda (Dagoba) in the temple compound at the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E), Welikanda took place on Thursday (5). Major General Aruna Jayasekera, Commander, Security Forces....

  • CAVT Trainees Passed Out in Colourful Ceremony

    2019-09-12 10:02:28

    CAVT Trainees Passed Out in Colourful Ceremony

    The Passing out Parade (PoP) of the recruits who received vocational training at the Centre for Army Vocational Training (CAVT) at Kalaoya, Saliyawewa got underway on Saturday (7). 81 newly-trained recruits of the Gajaba Regiment (GR) passed out during the parade.

  • 4 VIR Troops in Jaffna Clean Chavakachcheri Hospital Precincts

    2019-09-12 09:50:28

    4 VIR Troops in Jaffna Clean Chavakachcheri Hospital Precincts

    Troops of the 4 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) in the 523 Brigade of the 52 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on Saturday (7) took part in a community project to clean the Chavakachcheri Base Hospital precincts at the request of medical authorities.

  • CAVT Trainees Listen to Lecture

    2019-09-12 09:45:28

    CAVT Trainees Listen to Lecture

    Directorate of Psychological Operations at the request of the Centre for Army Vocational Training (CAVT) at Saliyawewa organized a special lecture on ‘Propagation of Military Literature’ at the CAVT auditorium on Sunday (8).

  • Commander En route Talks to Infantry Trainees at Minneriya

    2019-09-11 13:53:55

    Commander En route Talks to Infantry Trainees at Minneriya

    More than 500 Army personnel under training at Minneriya Infantry Training Centre (ITC) had the rare chance of meeting and listening to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, en route from Welikanda to Minneriya on Sunday (8).

  • 3 GR Troops Provide Water to Drought-Hit Devotees

    2019-09-11 11:48:14

    3 GR Troops Provide Water to Drought-Hit Devotees

    Water supply by Army bowsers to the annual Sri Naga Kovil ceremony at Mankulam on Wednesday (4) came in for praise of the Kovil priests and devotees alike. 3 Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops of the 574 Brigade under the 57 Division of the Security Force...

  • ‘Palmyra Ingenuity’ in Jaffna Gets More than 40 Competitive Products

    2019-09-11 11:32:06

    ‘Palmyra Ingenuity’ in Jaffna Gets More than 40 Competitive Products

    Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J)-organized ‘Palmyra Ingenuity - 2019’ exhibition, intending to transform imagination into innovation, got underway for the fourth consecutive year under the guidance of the Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna...

  • Coconut Saplings Distributed in Mullaittivu

    2019-09-11 11:17:06

    Coconut Saplings Distributed in Mullaittivu

    With the noble intention of raising income among poverty-hit families and providing them with alternative food supplements, 64 Division troops on the guidance given by Major General W.D.C.K Costa, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 64 Division...