A new Welfare Shop for the personnel at SLAF Unit Sigiriya was established recently.Under the welfare shop concept, shops have been established throughout the SLAF and are centrally serviced by the Central Welfare Shop established at Guwanpura in Colombo. The Welfare shop provides all essentials at extremely low cost. This shop at SLAF Sigirya was established on the intiative of the Comm...

SLAF Troops from Special Operations Group Trincomalee recovered a cache of weapons at Kandalkadu, Trincomalee on 24 December, 2010.The weapons were recovered just before noon based on a tip off by an informant. The stash included a T- 81 weapon, 3 T-81 magazines and 38 rounds of 7.62 x 39 mm ammunition.Subsequent to the recovery, the weapons were taken into SLAF custody....

SLAF Unit BIA held its annual get together and children’s party at the Bandaranaike International Airport on 22 December, 2010.Families celebrated the end of another year amidst a wonderful view of aircraft soaring high in the sky, but the fun was aplenty on the grounds, especially for the children.Commanding Officer of SLAF Unit BIA, Group Captain WWPD Fernando and Mrs. Fernando grace...

SLAF Unit Mirigama held its first Children’s party followed by the Annual Get together on 21 December 2010 with a participation of children and the families of the Service personnel and civil staff.    The Commanding Officer SLAF Mirigama, Group Captain Janaka Karunaratna graced the event as the Chief Guest. The Ceremony commenced with lighting of the traditional oil lam...

SLAF Station Palaly held its first Children party in  recent history along with the Annual Get together on 21 December 2010 with a fun filled evening for children and the families of the Service personnel and civil staff.Group Captain Athula Kaluarachchi graced the event as the Chief Guest. The Ceremony commenced with the lighting of the traditional oil lamp by the Station Commandin...

Celebrating a year’s camaraderie, SLAF Station Ekala held its annualChildren party and family get together recently at the open arena with a fun filled evening for children and the families of service personnel.Mr. Edward Jayakody and Mrs. Charitha Priyadarshani graced the event as Chief Guests and Mr. Jagath Wickramasinghe, Mrs. Sanjeewani Weerasinghe, Mr. Dayan, Miss Lochana and few ...

"Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya" has been organized as the prelude event of the SLAF 60th Anniversary celebration. The race will be conducted as a four days event from 19th Jan to 22nd Jan 11. The race route is as follows. 1st DayVavuniya to Kaduruwela via Medavachchiya,Anuradhapura, Maradankadawala, Habarana 2nd DayMinneriya to Kandy via Habarana Dambulla,Matale, Katugastota 3rdDayKandy t...

A talented and committed team of Airframe Advanced Trainees have constructed a radio controlled Wren Air 525  Model aircraft for their group project under the guidance of the Commanding Officer Group Captain Janaka Amarasinghe.The structure was designed and constructed with local material by the Trainees while an unserviceable engine was overhauled and restored to serviceable standa...

The Ex- Air Force Association of the Sri Lanka Air Force celebrates its‘Pearl Jubilee’ on the19th of  December 2010 at the Rifle Green SLAF Station Colombo.The celebrations will be combined with the Annual get together where all the past,  members of the SLAF will remember their days of glory with their families.This association was inaugurated on 23rd August 1980 on  ...

124 Gunners who successfully completed the 18th Gunner Advanced Course (TE II) had their passing out ceremony from SLAF Station Palaly on 16 December, 2010.Completing 16 weeks of extensive training, they wer  focused on Drill, Weapon Training, Live Firing Exercises, Jungle Survival and Guerilla Warfare. The course also entailed skills such as Leadership Training, Intelligence Gather...

A total of 464 trainees from the No. 147th Regular Airmen Recruit Course and No. 22nd Volunteer Airwomen Course passed out yesterday (16th December 2010) after completing 16 weeks of Ground Combat Training.They received training in Drill, Weapon training, Field craft, Tactics, Map reading, Air Force law, Air Force Organization and Administration. They have also been given the requir...

The Central Bank complex was a hive of activity and excitement as the Fire and Rescue Unit of the SLAF in collaboration with the Colombo Fire Brigade conducted a successful fire fighting and rescue exercise on the morning of 16 December, 2010.35 personnel from  the SLAF Fire Unit joined forces with 15 firefighters from the Colombo Fire Brigade for a fire drill which was designed pri...

SLAF Base Vavuniya held its annual get together and children’s party on 16 December, 2010 with a fun filled evening for children and the families of service personnel.Air Commodore KFR Fernando attended the event as Chief Guest. The ceremony commenced with the lighting of the traditional oil lamp by the Base Commander, Officer Commanding Technical Services, Commanding Officers of the R...

SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit held its Annual General Meeting at the AFHQ auditorium on 14 December, 2010 under the leadership of its Chairperson Mrs. Nelun Goonetileke.The SLAF SVU Chairperson was Chief Guest at the occasion where members of the Seva Vanitha Unit Steering Committee presented the progress reports of the full range of projects conducted within the last year.  The report inc...

Celebrating an year’s camaraderie, SLAF Station Katukurunda held its annual children’s party and family get together on 14 December, 2010 at the camp sports ground.The evening filled with fun and celebrations provided both service personnel and civil staff of the station to meet each other’s families. They were able to interact at leisure amidst festivities whilst entertaining thei...

Eighty Officers and men of the SLAF were awarded the North Eastern Operations Medals in appreciation of their services to conclude the two stages of the now successfully completed operations. The SLAF personnel were among personnel from the Army, Navy and Police to receive their Medals. HE the President  Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Hon Prime Minister Mr DM Jayaratne,  awarded one hu...

The graduation ceremony for 75 officers of Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Course No. 4 took place on Monday, 13 December, 2010 at its premises in Sapugaskanda.The course comprising of officers from the tri forces of Sri Lanka as well as from friendly foreign countries, commenced on 11, January 2010 and concluded this week. 47 Army, 11 Navy and 11 Air Force Officers a...

No: 2 Flight Kitchen and Culinary Training Course conducted for Mess Stewards and Caterers drew to successfully closure this week at the Sri Lankan Catering Services. Held from 29 November, 2010 to 13th December 2010, this course was organized by SLAF Unit BIA with the guidance of Air Force Headquarters. The closing ceremony was held under the patronage of Sri Lankan Catering Chief ...

The Graduation Ceremony of the No. 34 Junior Command and Staff Course was held at the Junior Command and Staff College auditorium at SLAF Academy China Bay on 10th December 2010. The Acting Director Inspection and Safety Air Vice Marshal TLW Dissanayake graced the occasion as the chief guest.A total of 19 Officers from the Air Force in the rank of Squadron Leader and Flight Lieutenant, 4...

It was an evening to remember as the annual concert and the graduation ceremony of the Preschool SLAF Base Anuradhapura was held on the 9th of December 2010 at the camp premises.48 enthusiastic pre-school children took to the stage in their annual festive concert to celebrate the end of another successful year and to bid farewell to the 25 children who completed their pre-school educatio...

Over 90 differently able students from Mannar paid a visit to the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum at Ratmalana on Saturday, 11 December, 2010.Seeing the sights and sounds of Colombo for the first time in their lives, the students from Thaddchana Maradamadu College in Palampiddy, Mannar were given a warm welcome by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Museum Wing Commander Malinda Perera and his sta...