Photo story

The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) held a historic ceremony to induct Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, into its prestigious Wall of Fame at the DSCSC premises.


Major General Alexander Ivanovich Zinchenko, Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, along with his delegation, met Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, the Commander of the Army, at the Army Headquarters on 27th January 2025.


Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, the Commander of the Army, along with Mrs. Swendrini Rodrigo, President of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), received blessings from the Most Venerable Dr. Kirinde Assaji Nayaka Thero, the Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple, on 19th January 2025 after assuming his duties.


The Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery hosted a grand felicitation parade on 17th January 2025 to honour Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, the newly appointed 25th Commander of the Army. Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo is the fourth Commander of the Army to have emerged from the Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery.


Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP psc IG, the newly appointed Commander of the Army, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) WWV, RWP and two Bars, RSP and Bar, USP, MMSc (Strat Stu- China), MSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), fndu (China), psc at the Ministry of Defence on 08 January 2025.