‘Siriliya Waruna’ a programme to celebrate the International Women’s Day was conducted by the Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit at the “Eagles Lagoon View” Banquet Hall SLAF Base Katunayake on 05th April 2013. The Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Neelika Abeywickrema graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The event was attended by spouses of Officers and Airmen, ...

The Air Force Oarswomen making their debut in rowing representing the SLAF at the 28th National Rowing Championships won one Silver medal and one bronze medal in the Women’s Over 18 category. In addition to the women’s performance the men’s team bagged one Gold medal, two Silver medals and three Bronze medals in the Men’s Open category. The event was conducted at the newly establ...

The Graduation Ceremony of the No. 41 Junior Commanders’ Course was held at the Junior Command and Staff College auditorium at SLAF Academy China Bay on 5 April 2013. The Director Electronics & Telecomunication Engineering of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal RJ Pathirage graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.A total of 30 officers including 21 from the Air Force, 05 offic...

The 17th Formation Day of the No. 8 Squadron was celebrated on 2nd April 2013. The celebrations began with a working parade at the base parade square, which was reviewed by the Commanding Officer No. 8 Squadron, Wing Commander LP Dahanayake. He expressed his gratitude to all the personnel in the squadron for their contribution and emphasized the importance of uplifting the standards of t...

The National Beach Volleyball team which will take part at the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship in Thailand from 08 to 16 April 2013 is entirely from the Sri Lanka Air Force in both the men’s and women’s categories. Further, the two coaches and the masseur are also from the SLAF. These volleyball players have performed extremely well during the recent past and won the se...

The EOD Training School celebrated its first anniversary after being relocated and a pirith chanting ceremony to mark the anniversary was held at SLAF Station Palavi on 24th March 2013. This event was followed by an alms giving for the Maha Sanga on 25 March 2013 at SLAF Station Palavi and blessings were invoked on the Commander of the Air Force, those who laid down their lives for the b...

Mr. Zhou Quing the Vice Minister of State Security of the People’s Republic of China along with a five member delegation visited Trincomalee as a part of their official visit to Sri Lanka. The delegation, visited the city of Trincomalee on 2nd and 3rd April 2013 and the SLAF Academy China Bay hosted them during this visit. The delegation also experienced the serene beauty of SLAF Resor...

The Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Wing SLAF Katunayake celebrated its 55th Anniversary on 01st April 2013 giving prominence to social and religious activities.The Formation Day religious ceremony was held at Wing premises with Ven Katukende Vijitha Thera, Rev FR Deshen Perera, Al Haj Maulavi AMM Luthufi and Kurukkal Kugarasa Sarma Kageshwaran presiding the ceremony.&nbs...

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Wing at SLAF Base Ratmalana celebrated its 24th Anniversary on 02nd April 2013. The Formation Day celebrations began with a parade held at the Parade Square and it was reviewed by the Commanding Officer Gp Capt HMB Herath. The event was also marked by a Blood Donation Campaign at E&TE Wing with the assistance of the National Blood Centr...

The Air Defence Command & Control Centre SLAF Base Katunayake celebrated its 7th Formation Day on 29 Mar 13. The Formation Day celebrations began with religious activities at “Abeysekararamaya”, Negombo with the participation of the Commanding Officer Gp Capt SCK Pallawela followed by offering of ‘Heel Danaya’ to the residing Bhikkus of the temple. A Shramadanaya wa...

A training camp for Air Scouts was held at SLAF TTS Eka premises from 29 to 31 Mar 13 with the  participations of 108 Air Scouts from SLAF G’Pura, SLAF Base Kat and SLAF TTS Eka to enhance the scouting skills of the Air Scouts whilst give them an opportunity to interact with each other.  The camp fire of the training camp was held on the evening of 30 Mar 13 wit...

The first Annual New Year Festival of the Pre-School at Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa was held on 28 March 2013 at the Pre-School premises under the patronage of the Seva Vanitha Unit of the camp after it was inaugurated by the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Air Force Seva  Vanitha Unit Mrs. Neelika Abeywickrema on 15th Jan 13. The Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force Unit B...

Sri Lanka Air Force Unit Batticaloa celebrated its 30th Formation Day on 27 March 2013. The Commanding Officer Wing Commander WMAB Wewegama in his address after the traditional parade expressed his gratitude to all past and present service personnel and civilians for their efforts uplift the unit. Two minutes silence was observed to honour the service and civil personnel who sacrificed t...

A Multidisciplinary Mobile Dental programme was conducted at SLAF Mullaittivu and SLAF Vanni from 19th to 21st March 2013. This is the initial programme of the series of Multidisciplinary Mobile Dental programmes planned by the Directorate of Dental Services. The purpose of this programme is to provide efficient and effective dental care for service personnel of the SLAF where is no adeq...

The SLAF Beach Volleyball teams kept the Air Force flag flying high at the National Beach Volleyball Championship 2013 conducted at the Beach Volleyball Court Complex Arugam Bay on 24 and 25 March 2013. Both senior and junior national titles were won by the SLAF pairs and the noteworthy feature  being Sgt Asanka Pradeep and Sgt Pubudu Ekanayake of the SLAF defeatin...

The relocated SLAF Printing Section was declared open by the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama at the Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala on 27 March 2013. The Printing Section which is capable of undertaking all the printing requirements of the SLAF was designed and built by the Directorate of Civil Engineering of the SLAF.The Director Traini...

The Bangladesh cricket team flew from Udawalawe to Pallekele in a Helitours Mi 17 helicopter on 26 March 2013 for the third one day international against Sri Lanka to be played at the Pallekele Stadium on 28 March 2013. ...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the SLAF site at the Deyata Kirula 2013 exhibition on evening 24 March 2013. The Director Aeronautical Engineering Air Vice Marshal PDJ Kumarasiri received the President on behalf of the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama and His Excellency was taken around the exhibition stalls of the SLAF. The CRDO Air Cdre TGJ Amarasena, Commandi...

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama declared open the newly constructed holiday home at Nuwara Eliya on 23 March 2013 which was totally designed and built by the Civil Engineering Directorate of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The picturesque view and the lush green surroundings will no doubt attract holiday dwellers to Nuwara Eliya to enjoy the latest facilitie...

Deyata kirula exhibition 2013 opening in pictures ...

The reconstructed runway at the Ampara Domestic Airport was declared open by HE the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa on 22 March 2013 on the invitation of the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama. The President was flown to Ampara in a SLAF Y-12 aircraft and he also witnessed a landing of an AN 32 aircraft at the new runway.This runway was initially established in the year ...