4th July 2025
The 16th contingent of the Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC) in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) left for Lebanon on 02 July 2025 amidst greetings and best wishes.
The 16th SLFPC contingent is composed of 121 Army personnel, including 07 Officers and 114 Other Ranks from the Sri Lanka Army. It is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Y.S.H.N.P Silva USP psc of the Gajaba Regiment and the Second in Command by Lieutenant Colonel B.M.A.I.U Obayasena USP psc of Mechanized Infantry Regiment.
Major General U.K.D.D.P Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc, Colonel of the Regiment of the Gajaba Regiment, Brigadier C.D Wickramanayake WV RSP ndc, the Director Movement and Brigadier M.K.D.P Mapalagama psc, Director Overseas Operations along with few more Senior Officers were at the airport to extend best wishes on behalf of the Commander of the Army and to see them off to Lebanon.
