Sri Lanka Air Force won the Vijaya 9A Side Hockey Championship 2012 by defeating Sri Lanka Army by 2 goals to 1. The tournament was held on 24th and 25th  November 2012 at Nandamithra Ekanayake International Turf  Matale....

No. 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron which was inaugurated on 24th November 1995 under the command of Gp Capt WLMJP Rodrigo, celebrated its 17th Formation Day on 24th November 2012 with the pride of its immense contribution to the success achieved during the war fought for the liberation of the motherland from the brutal terrorism. The Formation Day working parade was held at the Base parade...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda celebrated its 34th Formation Day on 23rd November 2012.The Base Commander SLAF Base Hingurakgoda Group Captain RP Liyanagamage inspected the Formation Day parade and addressing the Officers and other ranks, expressed his gratitude to all past and present service personnel and civilians for their effort to achieve the present success of the Base.The ...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama won the Browns Golf Classic 2012 held recently at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. The classic was sponsored by Browns and Company PLC Ltd and many enthusiastic golfers took part in the classic. The Commander  overcame many young golfers on his way to the title and the results of the event are as follows.Division A -  ...

The monthly Dharma Deshana programme was held at the SLAF Headquarters on 22nd November 2012. The Dharma Deshana programme was presided by the Chief Incumbent of the Labunoruwa Kanda Aranya, Venerable Mandakadawala Nandarathna Thera. The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, members from the Air Force Board of Management, senior officers, other ranks and civilians p...

An islamic religious ceremony was held on the 22nd November 2012 at SLAF Diyatalawa to mark the 60th Anniversary under the patronage of Moulavi Mohomed Nazar and Moulavi Mohomed Anzar together with three other priests. All Officers, members of the permanent staff and trainees participated at the the ceremony....

Sri Lanka Air Force CTS Vanni (Men’s) and SLAF Diayathalawa (Women’s) emerged champions in the Inter Unit Athletics Championship 2012.The Athletics Championship was held on 21st and 22nd November 2012 at the SLAF Base Katunayake.LAC Maldeniya MGDS was awarded the Lakshman De Aliwis Challenge Trophy awarded to the Best Men’s Athlete whilst AC Karunathilaka BRGNS was awarded the Chai...

The Defence Services clinched the 56th National Hockey Championship by defeating the Matale Hockey Association team by five goals to one at the Astro Turf, Reid Avenue, Colombo recently.Cpl Abeyrathna, TMSD, Cpl Perera SS, Cpl Rathnasiri CMDS, LAC Mullafer MM, LAC Gunawardena KPTI, LAC Ananda VADK were part of the Defence Services team and LAC Mullafer scored 03 goals in the final.Meanwh...

A Hindu religious ceremony was held on 18th November 2012 at SLAF Diyatalawa to mark its 60th Anniversary under the patronage of Sri Renganathan the Kurukkal of Sri Muththuamman Kovil Diyatalawa. All officers, other ranks, trainees and other participants of the ceremony were blessed at this religious event. ...

Under the Patronage of the Base Commander Air Commodore  NHV Gunaratne,  SLAF Base Vavuniya organized a Sathi Pirith Ceremony to bless HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Madhukandha Dalada Viharaya from 12 Nov to 18 Nov 2012. The Sathi Pirith ceremony commenced on 12 Nov 2012 with the participation of a  personnel from the Army, Air Force, Police and civilians. GA V...

The 09th Korea Cup Taekwondo Championship was held at St. Joseph’s College indoor complex on 18th November 2012.The SLAF men’s team secured the third place whilst the women’s team finished 01st runners up. The SLAF obtained 2 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal, 8 Bronze medals and 025061 AC Nisshanka JA was adjudged the best player of the tournament. 025061      &...

The Formation day of SLAF Unit Katukurunda was celebrated on 16th November 2012 and as part of the celebrations a shramadana campaign was carried out at the Kalavila Vishwa Buddhist Centre in Aluthgama. A renovation programme was also carried out at Ethagama Amarasekara Junior Vidyalaya. The children of Vishaka Girls’ orphanage were invited to the unit and were given an opportunity to ...

The closing address intake 01/2011 Airmen Supply Advanced Course was held on 05 Nov 2012 at TTS Auditorium under the patronage of Commanding Officer Group Captain P Ranasinghe. Wing Commander KSN Perera graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.The Supply Advanced Course commenced on 21 May 2012 and terminated on 05 Nov 2012. A total of 24 Airmen passed out as Supply Assistants at this occa...

The Closing address of No.147 Airmen, No.22 Airwomen Intake 01/2012 Aero E& I & No.150 Airmen 01/2012 Intake OMT Basic Course was held on 06 Nov 2012 at TTS Auditorium under the patronage of Commanding Officer Group Captain P Ranasinghe. Officer Commanding Training, Wing Commander CJ Hettiarachchi., Commanding Officer MTR&OW Group Captain GMAW Amarakoon and Group Captain NU A...

Dayata Sewana National Tree Planting Programme was conducted in many establishments of the SLAF at the auspicious time of 0939 hrs this morning.Sri Lanka Air Force HeadquartersSLAF Base VavuniyaSLAF Academy ChinabaySLAF Station DiyatalawaSLAF Unit Koggala ...

Lac Buddhika Warnakulasuriya of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the 1st leg of the Presidential "Padawi Prapthiya" Commemoration Cycle Race whilst Ac Dinesh Dhanushka came in 3rd.The Presidential "Padawi Prapthiya" Commemoration Cycle Race flagged off on the 14th of November, 2012 from Temple Trees with the participation of 112 competitors. Eighteen Airmen will take part in the race which wi...

Three netballers from the Sri Lanka Air Force were selected to tour Singapore as part of the National Team to participate in The Nations Cup Championship 2012.The Nations Cup will be held in Singapore from 2nd to 8th December 2012 with the participation of six countries, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Namibia, Ireland, Tanzania and hosts, Singapore.The Air Force netballers are as follows:AW/01301C...

No. 07th Flight Kitchen and Culinary Training Course and No. 03  Advanced Training Course were conducted for SLAF Gunners from 15 October 2012 to 05 November 2012 and from 03 October 2012 to 02 November 2012 respectively at the Sri Lankan Catering Services. The courses were organized by SLAF Unit BIA and the closing ceremony was held under the patronage of Chief Executive Officer Mr...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura celebrated its 30th Formation Day on 09th November 2012. As part of the Formation Day a shramadana campaign was carried out to clean the Cancer centre at Kawarakkulama, Ghanikkulama and Palidikulama tanks and drainage systems of the Nuwara wewa. A Tree Planting Programme was also held on 8th November 2012 at the Base premises. A parade wa...

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Colorado hosted an “International Week” from 15 October to 19 October 2012 as a part of their Academy Exchange Programme. Sri Lanka Air Force was extended an official invitation and four Officer Cadets and an Officer represented the SLAF.The delegation comprised Wg Cdr SPVK Senadheera (OCT SLAF Diyatalawa), Off Cdt Karawita, Off C...

A workshop on Cleaner Dining and Convenience was conducted at SLAF Base Anuradhapura from 6th to 7th November 2012. The workshop was conducted by a team led by the Executive Chef Saman Wijeratne from the Unilever Food Solutions. It was based on quick and convenient cooking methods including innovations for preparation of Chinese, Italian, Thai and Indian dishes. The workshop ...