SLAF Basketball player Corporal Dodangoda R has been selected to the Carlton Cup ‘Dream Team’,in consideration of his star performances at the Carlton Cup Championship-2013, which was concluded on 27th September 2013.Corporal Dodangoda is a former Captain of the SLAF Basketball team and he was a member of the national team in the year 2011. Mithila Abeysekara (HSC Blues), Praneeth Ud...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Tug of War team emerged Champions at the Tug of War Indoor National   Championship defeating Dehiwala United Sport Club at the Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksha Indoor Stadium recently.The sport of Tug of War was officially introduced to the Sri Lanka Air Force in year 2011. Within one year of forming up the SLAF team was able to secure 6th place at the Nation...

The Seva Vanitha Unit (SVU) of the SLAF celebrated the World Children’s Day at a Special School for the Deaf located in Beliaththa on 1st October 2013. The event was organized according to an idea of the Chairperson of the SVU Mrs. Neelika Abeywickrama.The school houses 110 children with hearing and speech disabilities. The event was organized and coordinated by SLAF Unit Weerawila und...

Sri Lanka Air Force Women’s Kabaddi team emerge Champions defeating Sri Lanka Navy team whilst the SLAF Men’s team  became the Joint Champions with the Sri Lanka Army team at the National Kabaddi Championship held on 28th and 29th September 2013 at Matara Uyanwatta Stadium. At the women’s final, defending Champions Air Force Women beat Navy 23 to13 having beaten Army comp...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama during his Annual Inspection of SLAF Unit Weerawila also declared open the “Lake View Chalets” Officers’ Holiday Home which is situated in a stunningly beautiful location overlooking a beautiful lake (Akkarawissa Wewa) at Sella Kataragama recently. The facility consisting of three fully air-conditioned luxury rooms wit...

Under the guidance of the Chairman SLAF Wrestling Group Captain Priyantha Weersinghe, members of the Air Force wresting pool conducted a Community Project at Waikkala recently by assisting the children of “Arunoodaya Foundation”, differently abled children’s home. 39 Children of the Children’s Home received soft toys and food packs. Apart from this, members of SLAF Wrestling pool...

The Sri Lanka Air Force won the 15th Vijaya 9-A Side Hockey Tournament for the 07th consecutive time defeating Sri Lanka Army by 1 goal to nil. Eighteen teams took part in the tournament which was held on 28th and 29th Sep 13 at the Nandimithra Ekanayake International Hockey Turf, Matale. The best goalkeeper of the tournament was Corporal Rathnasiri CMTD. The Deputy Minister of Transport...

The Excellence Awards 2012 was held at the ‘Eagles’ Lagoon View’ Banquet Hall of the Sri Lanka Air Force in Katunayake on 27th September 2013.  Under the patronage of the present Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, the excellence award ceremony was organized for the 4th consecutive year with the view of appreciating and motivating the meritori...

26 Regiment Wing SLAF Base Katunayeke won the Commander’s Challenge Trophy whilst SLAF Station Diayatalawa won the Chairman Athletics Challenge Trophy at the Inter Unit Athletic Championship 2013 which concluded last evening (26 September 2013)  at SLAF Base Katunayake.Officer Cadet Koswaththa   was awarded the Lakshman De Aliwis Challenge Trophy awarded to the Best Men�...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama, conducted the AOCs inspection at SLAF Unit Weerawila this morning (26th September 2013). The Commander, upon arrival for the inspection, was received into the camp premises by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain MDJ Wasage, through a street lining which was commanded by Flight Lieutenant RD Gunawaradana.During the course of t...

Under the patronage of the Directorate of Welfare of the Sri Lanka Air Force, a newly constructed house, located at Wijeyakadupotha, Chillaw was handed over to the captain of the SLAF Women's Volleyball team and former captain of the National Volleyball team Leading Aircraftwoman Prasadini JHP on 24th September 2013 by the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Neelika ...

A Dharma Deshana programme presided by Venerable Walasmulle Gunarathana thera, the Chief Incumbent of Thanamalwila Kithulkote Rathana Sadaham Meditation Centre,  was held at SLAF Headquarters on 24th September 2013. The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama, Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Neelika Abeywickrema, members from the Air Forc...

A 26-member delegation of the Bangladesh National Defence College (NDC) comprising senior Officers of Tri-Services from Bangladesh, Nigeria, China, India and few Officials from Bangladesh Civil Service who are currently on their Overseas  Study Tour to Sri Lanka, paid a visit to the Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters today (24th September 2013). The delegation was headed by Brigadier ...

An Outbound exercise on “Team Building” was conducted for M/S Asian Alliance Insurance at AF Museum Ratmalana recently. The participants were grouped into 4 teams and were engaged in team activities throughout the day. They were evaluated by SLAF Officers who imparted knowledge on team building and shared SLAF experiences. The winning teams were awarded trophies and certificate of at...

Leading aircraftman  Tharanga DVGI of the Sri Lanka Air Force Rowing, Canoe & Kayak team has been selected to represent the first ever National Kayak team representing the country at the 15th Asian Canoe & Kayak Championships at Samarqand, Uzbekistan, from 26th to 29th September 2013. He is a member of the four members contingent and will participate at the 200 M K-1 events....

A wide spectrum of air operations were carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in support of  the final stages of the Field Training Exercise (FTX) CORMORANT STRIKE IV’ in Challitivumunai and Punnaikudah on 22nd and 23rd September 2013 respectively.This was the Climax of the entire operation where the Commando Regiment and Special Forces executed their final assaults capturing simu...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo won the Annual Inter Unit Tennis Championship which was held at the Colombo Air Force Sports complex from 16th to 21th September 2013. The tournament was carried out on the basis of “Best of Five” and SLAF Station Colombo defeated, SLAF Station Diyatalawa in the finals winning the first three games played.SLAF Station Colombo and SLAF Station D...

The closing ceremony of the first batch of Catering Assistants’ Advanced Course and Ground Stewards’ Refresher Course of the newly established SLAF Hospitality Management School at SLAF Station Sigiriya was held this evening (20 September 2013).The Chief Guest on the occasion was the Director Logistics Air Vice Marshal Kapila Jayampathi. The proceedings of the ceremony took wing with...

The Inter Unit Judo Championship was held at Colombo Sports Complex Thummulla on 17th and 18th September 2013. 190 Judokas took part in the championship where the men’s overall championship was bagged by the No26 Regiment Wing SLAF Base Katunayake and the women’s overall championship was bagged by SLAF Station Diyatalawa whilst SLAF Base Ratmalana and SLAF TTS Ekala become the runner...

Sri Lanka Air Force athletes ran the few extra miles required to bag more medals in the 91st National Athletic Championships 2013 held at the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo on 16th, 17th & 18th September 2013.The SLAF athletes displayed their talents and were rewarded with 09 Golds whilst, the counts for other medals were 11 Silver and 14 Bronze with a total of 34 medals.Secretary Mini...

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant General Daya Rathnayake was accorded a Guard of Honour during his first Official visit to Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters this morning (17th September 2013).

The Army Chief was received upon arrival, by the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama and Air Cdre DJC Weerakoon the Commanding Officer SLAF Station Colombo ...