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  • Newly-Appointed Air Mobile Brigade Commander Assumes Office

    2019-07-12 22:15:05

    Newly-Appointed Air Mobile Brigade Commander Assumes Office

    Colonel D. N. J Fernando of the Commando Regiment (CR) assumed duties on Friday (12) as the 20th Commander of the Air Mobile Brigade in Embilipitiya amid military formalities and religious observances.

  • New 24 Division GOC Takes Office

    2019-07-12 21:53:05

    New 24 Division GOC Takes Office

    The newly-appointed General Officer Commanding of the 24 Division Brigadier A. I Marasinghe of the Gajaba Regiment (GR) assumed duties on Thursday (11) at his office at the, 24 Division Headquarters, Malwatte, Ampara.

  • Troops Use Own Money to Buy School Accessories to Poor Students

    2019-07-12 20:53:05

    Troops Use Own Money to Buy School Accessories to Poor Students

    64 Division troops of the Security Forces Mullaittivu with the idea of helping under privileged students in their area organized a distribution of school accessories on Tuesday (9) at Oddusudan...

  • Ampara Civilians Too Join to Bid Goodbye to 24 Division, General Officer Commanding

    2019-07-12 20:40:03

    Ampara Civilians Too Join to Bid Goodbye to 24 Division, General Officer Commanding

    Major General Mahinda Mudalige, the General Officer Commanding 24 Division in Ampara relinquished his office of the 24 Division on Monday (8) to assume office....

  • New CFE Assumes Duties

    2019-07-12 20:36:39

    New CFE Assumes Duties

    Major General Tissa Nanayakkara assumed office as the Chief Field Engineer (CFE) of the Army on Thursday (11) during a simple ceremony at the CFE Headquarters at Mattegoda. The newly-appointed CFE was greeted to a Guard Turn Out...

  • 65 Division Troops Organize Shramadana Campaigns

    2019-07-12 20:33:13

    65 Division Troops Organize Shramadana Campaigns

    Troops of the 11 (Volunteer) Gajaba Regiment (GR) and 7 Sri Lanka National Guard of the 651 and 652 Brigades under the 65 Division of the Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi on the directions of the General Officer...

  • Military Police Inter Unit Drill Competition Held

    2019-07-12 20:24:09

    Military Police Inter Unit Drill Competition Held

    1 Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) drill platoon was awarded the 1st place in the Inter Unit Drill Competition of the SLCMP, held on Tuesday (9) at Girithale School of Military Police ground.

  • New SF West Commander Assumes Office

    2019-07-11 11:43:11

    New SF West Commander Assumes Office

    Major General Mahinda Mudalige of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) assumed duties as the new Commander, Security Forces - West on Wednesday (10) in a formal ceremony. The newly-appointed SF commander was welcomed in a Guard Turnout...

  • New 51 Division GOC Takes Over

    2019-07-11 11:30:22

    New 51 Division GOC Takes Over

    Brigadier Lalith Rathnayake of Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment assumed duties as the new General Officer Commanding, 51 Division on Monday (8) in a simple ceremony. The newly-appointed GOC was greeted to a Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour parade upon his arrival at the premises. Subsequently, the GOC signed..

  • Station Masters Educated on Current Security Concerns

    2019-07-11 11:25:22

    Station Masters Educated on Current Security Concerns

    One more awareness programme, lectured by Army Officers to educate Station Masters of the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) department about current security concerns and precautionary measures got underway on Tuesday (9) at Tripoli premises of the SLR.