The SLAF men and women Judokas became the Overall Champs at the 53rd National Judo Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Judo Association which was held at Judo Association Colombo from 21st to 23rd December 2013. Overall the SLAF won the Open and Team categories of both men and women whilst bagging 15 Gold Medals, 10 Silver Medals and 10 Bronze Medals at the championship. Twenty nine ...

No. 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron which was inaugurated under the command of Gp Capt WLMJP Rodrigo that made immense contribution towards liberating the motherland from the clutches of brutal terrorism since its inception proudly celebrated its 18th Anniversary recently.To mark the event a working parade was held at the Base parade ground and it was reviewed by Squadron Leader MVC Silva, ...

SLAF Men’s Football team emerged Champions at the Dialog Champions Football League 2013 this evening (22nd December 2013) at the Vernon Fernando Stadium Defeating Renown Team by 1-0 at the finals. Leading Air Craft man KCK Lankeshwar managed to score the only goal in the match, which subsequently went on to be the winning goal for the Airman and KCK Lankeshwar adjudged as the most...

Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay secured the overall championship at the inaugural Inter Unit golf tournament held at the Sri Lanka Air Force’s own Golf Links in the picturesque settings of China Bay  yesterday ( 21st December 2013).The game consisted of 18 holes one round match and a total of 42 players participated in the tournament. Leading aircraftsman Bandara, Leading ai...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama declared open the newly constructed “Serene Villa”, as a new addition to the Bay View resort at Eagles’ Golf Links SLAF Academy China Bay this morning (21th December 2013).The picturesque view of the sparkling waters of a stunningly beautiful China Bay lagoon fringed by trees on an undulating land greets the person look...

Vying for the best shots on the green felt, the billiard players of Sri Lanka Air Force participated in a keenly contested Inter Unit Billiard Tournament 2013 held at SLAF Base Katunayake, WOs' & SNCOs’ Mess and Airmen Social club’s Billiard Rooms on 19th and 20th December 2013.The tournament was held in two divisions of Billiard and Snooker, with the Billiard Championship being ...

The Passing out Parade of No.9 Student Officer Course, No.56 Intake Officer Cadets Basic Ground Combat Course, No.8 Intake Lady Officer Cadets Basic Ground Combat Course, No. 156 Regular Airmen Recruit Course and No.26 Regular Airwomen Recruit Course was held at Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School Diyatalawa this morning (20th December 2013).The Director Civil Engineering of the S...

A ceremony was organized to felicitate the children of the Service personnel of the Air Force who passed the Scholarship Examination for year 2013 at the Air Force Headquarters Colombo on 18th December 2013.Forty seven students who  obtain over 175 marks were selected and each individual was provided with a Gift Pack and a pass book of a newly opened account at Hatton National Bank ...

The 26 Regiment Wing of SLAF Base Katunayake (Men’s) and  Supply and Maintanance Deport (S&MD) SLAF Base Kat(Women’s) won the Inter Unit Wrestling Championship which was concluded last evening (19th December, 2013) at the SLAF Base Katunayake Sports Complex.Over 150 wrestlers competing under seven weight categories represented all SLAF establishments for this event. The Men�...

The Seva Vanitha Unit (SVU) of the Sri Lanka Air Force celebrated Christmas, in a different way declaring its social responsibility by bringing the real meaning of Christmas together with forty differently able Women at St. Martin’s Adults home in Kotugoda recently.Initially, considering the dilapidated condition of the building a refurbishment program was conducted by SLAF ...

Pistol Shooters of the Air Force performed extremely well by winning all three championships in the Man Vs Man category beating all Top National Shooters in the country during the “IPSC National Hand Gun Championship 2013 held at the firing range of the Naval Base, Welisara from 13th to 16th of December 2013.Sergeant Wijekoon WMNAK, Leading aircraftman Fernando and Leading aircraftman ...

The SLAF soccer team enters the finals of the ‘Dialog Champions League’ Soccer Championship after defeating Anuradhapura Solid SC 2-1, last evening (17th December 2013) at the Police Park Grounds Colombo. Solid SC, which fielded three foreign players in their squad at yesterday’s match, did however, go down fighting. During the 29th Minute of the first half Leading aircraftman...

A medical clinic, renovation and construction programme was held successfully on 12th December 2013 at Othnapitiya Primary School Nelundeniya Warakapola as a part of Dayata Kirula development programme. It was conducted by the Directorate of Health Services in collaboration with Directorate of Civil Engineering and Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Air Force as a part of their responsib...

A Delegation of Pakistan Naval Officials headed by Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, NI (M), Chief of the Naval Staff  of the Pakistan Navy called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, this evening  (13th December 2013) at Air Force Headquarters Colombo.The Chief of the Naval Staff was received upon arrival, by the Commander of the Sri Lan...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama was part of the history making Burdett Trophy winning Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) team. The Burdett Trophy is a prestigious event played between the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) and the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) and this year’s event was the 111th encounter between these two great clubs. NEGC beat RCGC y...

The Graduation Ceremony of the Defence Services Command and Staff College Course No 7 was held this morning (13th December 2013) at the Main Auditorium of DSCSC. The Seventh Course commenced on 3rd January 2013 and concluded on 13th of December 2013. A total of 102 Officers graduated on this occasion inclusive of 58 Officers from the Army, 14 Officers from the Navy, 17 Officers...

Taking a step further to the concept introduced by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama in 2012 to promote the indigenous martial art of ‘Angampora’, training of the second batch of RSF, SABF and first batch of Cabin Attendants commenced at the “Angampora Training Area” SLAF Base Ratmalana on 2nd December 2013. Accordingly, thirty RSF, ten SABF and eigh...

The 15th session of the “Aviation Fundamentals for Beginners” was completed on 10th December 2013 at the Air Force Museum. The three days workshops will be conducted during the school holidays in December and four such workshops are scheduled to be held.A total of 60 children participated in the programme and they had the opportunity of gaining basic knowledge in various aviation asp...

SLAF Station Ampara conducted community service to two rural schools in the Ampara area in collaboration with MAST Global Lanka Pvt Ltd recently. More than 316 children of Ampara Karangawa Janaraja Vidyalaya and Ampara Udayagiri Vidyalaya coming from a poor economic background were selected for this charity programme of donating school items worth of approximately 1.4 million, coinc...

The ”Sentimental Journey of Clarence”, Chandimal live in concert 2013 was held last evening ( 9th December 2013) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). This live Concert was organized by the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit in collaboration with Chandimal Fernando .Clarence Wijewardena was one of the most popular Sri Lankan musicians, who pioneered the use of elect...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama conducted the Annual Commander’s Inspection at the Air Force Headquarters and Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo on 6th December 2013.The Commander was received by the Commanding Officer SLAF Colombo Air Commodore DJC Weerakoon at the Air Force Head Quarters after being accorded a Street lining which was commanded by Flyin...