The Annual Concert of SLAF Pre-school China Bay was held on 27 November 2017 at Astra Hall, Academy China Bay. Chairperson SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs Anoma Jayampathi graced the occasion as the chief guest and gave away the certificates and gifts to the kids and presents to the Pre-school Teachers. Acting Director Welfare and Acting Cmdt Academy China Bay also participated. ...

SLAF Taekwondo Team participated at the 3rd Korean Ambassadors  Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo Championship 2017 at Sport Hostel Complex Gymnasium, Colombo 07 on 11, 12, 13 & 14 Nov 17 and final matches on 25 Nov 2017 at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.SLAF team secured overall championship along with men's and women's championships with 4 Gold, 2 Silver Medals. The Korean Ambassador of Sri ...

Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala became champions in the Inter Unit Baseball Championship 2017 held at the SLAF TTS Ekala on the 23th of November 2017.  SLAF Base Anuradhapura Team became runners up at the finals.Deputy Director Aeronautical Engineering Air Commodore RHKP Ranasinghe graced the finals as the Chief Guest. Chairman SLAF Baseball Air Commodore SK Senarath...

No 09 Attack Helicopter Squadron at the SLAF Base Hingurakgoda celebrated its 22nd anniversary on the 22nd of November 2017. The formation day commenced with the Working Parade held at the Squadron premises followed by a floral tribute at the MI-24 monument in commemoration of fallen heroes of both No 09 and No 07 Squadrons.The Base Commander SLAF Base Hingurakgoda, Group Captain VB...

SLAF Base Hingurakgoda celebrated its 39th Anniversary on the 23th of November 2017 under the leadership of the Base Commander Group Captain VB Edirisinghe together with All Officers, Other Ranks and the Civilian Staff.In celebration, a special Blood Donation Campaign was organized on the 17th of November 2017 at the Base Lecture Hall with the presence of all ranks of SLAF Base Hingurak...

The Graduation Ceremony of No 55 Junior Command and Staff Course was held at the Astra Hall at Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay on the 22nd of November 2017.Director Logistics of Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal HMSKB Kotakadeniya graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest. The Indian Defence Attaché and delegates from SL Army and the Navy participated in the event as distinguishe...

Newly appointed Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral SS Ranasinghe called on the Commander of Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy this morning (23 November 2017).The new Navy Commander was received by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Colombo, Air Commodore Waruna Gunawardane  and a Guard of Honour was conferred by the Colour Wing of the SLAF.The Navy Commander met with t...

The Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD) Sri Lanka hosted the 4th International Symposium on the 22nd of November at the Hilton, Colombo, under the theme ‘Urban Resilience: Building Inclusive and Competitive Cities Amidst Disasters’. The symposium was graced by Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Kenichi Suganuma. The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila ...

The annual religious ceremony was held from 17th Novembers 2017 to 19th November 2017 at SLAF Base Hingurakgoda to commemorate the fallen heroes of both No 07 Sqn and No 09 Sqn.      The Islamic religious ceremony was held at Hathamuna Jumma Mosque on the 17th November 2017.A mass was held at Christ the King Church Hingurakgoda on 18th Novemebr 2017 with the participa...

Having concluded the inspection at Air Force Headquarters on the 20th of November 2017 the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy commenced the Annual Commander’s Inspection of SLAF Station Colombo today (21 November 2017). The Commander was welcomed by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Colombo, Air Commodore Waruna Gunawardana.  A Street Lining was acc...

The Women’s Wrestling team of Sri Lanka Air Force won the Championship at the Sri Lanka Novices National Wrestling Championship held at Torrington Indoor Stadium from the 17th to 19th of November 2017 with two Gold Medals and three Silver Medals whilst AC Perera CNM was adjudged as the Best Technical Wrestler. Further, the Men Wrestlers bagged one Gold Medal and one Bronze Medal. ...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy conducted the Annual Commander’s Inspection at Air Force Headquarters on 20 November 2017.The Commander was welcomed by the Commanding Officer SLAF Station Colombo, Air Commodore GGWTK Gunawardana.  A Guard of Honour was accorded to the Commander at AFHQ, following which 5 Warrant Officers, 11 SNCOs, 06 JNCOs, 03 LACs an...

The Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year conducted a circuit meet at the Rotherham Circuit, in Katukurunda on the 19th of November 2017.Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy graced the occasion as Chief Guest and flagged off the races.The Race comprised of 11 car and 11 motorcycle events with all leading drivers and riders in a ba...

The 11th World Military Golf Championship 2017 which was conducted in Sri Lanka for the first time was concluded at a colorful closing ceremony at Eagle’s Golf Links China Bay on 17th November 2017. The bid to host this tournament in Sri Lanka was initiated in 2014 and was pursued under the leadership of the present Commander of the Air Force who was the Chairman of SLAF Golf at the ti...

No. 2 Leisure and Recreation Wing at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana also known as the Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet and Convention Hall (ELB&CH) Attidiya proudly celebrated its 4th Formation Day under the auspices of the Commanding Officer Group Captain SR Udakumbura on 12th November 2017.An all-night pirith chanting ceremony was held on 12th November 2017 and an almsgiving was acco...

The Aircraft Spares Depot celebrated its 21th anniversary on 11th November 2017 at SLAF Base Katunayake with the Working parade and religious activities under the leadership of Wg Cdr NP Meragalage. Looking down the memory lane of the depot, the expansion in infrastructure and capabilities are as follows,The Aircraft Spares Depot was established on 11th November 1996 under th...

SLAF Base Anuradhapura celebrated its 35th Anniversary on the 11th of November 2017 under the guidance of the Base Commander Air Commodore HN Abeysinghe, together with all Officers, Other Ranks and the Civilian Staff.In celebration, a Pirith Chanting ceremony was organized mainly to commemorate all the fallen war heroes and to bless all service and civilian personnel. Further, a special ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force and Eagles’ Golf Links at China Bay hosted the 11th World Military Golf Championship 2017 for the first time. The opening ceremony commenced with the arrival of Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, the Chief of Staff of the Sri L...

The first training hand book in the Sinhala medium for Quality and Productivity, ‘STEPS TO DEVELOP QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY’  which was compiled by  Master Warrant Officer  DBA Ajantha Kumara USP (retired) was published as a new CQAI training publication on 09 November 2017 at Command Quality Assurance Inspectorate. The Director Aeronautical Engineering...

A new class room building constructed as a CSR project of Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit was declared open by the Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Anoma Jayampathy on 02 November 2017.This school had been completely destroyed when the area was affected by heavy floods in May 2017.  It was decided then that the SLAF would help rebuild one of the classrooms as a commu...

The Regiment Wing at SLAF Base Katunayake and SLAF Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala emerged Men’s and Women’s Champions respectively at the Inter Unit Wushu Championship 2017 which was concluded on the 08th of November 2017 at the Indoor Stadium of SLAF Base Katunayake. SLAF TTS Ekala became Men's Runners Up whilst SLAF Station Colombo became Women's Runner Up at the Championship.Di...