A total of 640 trainees from the No. 145th Regular Airmens Recruit Course, No. 103rd Volunteer Airmen Course and 140 trainees from the No. 21 Regular Airwomen Course passed out today (26th May 2010) after completing 14 weeks of  challenging training.The training focused on drill, weapon training, tactics, field craft, map reading, fire fighting, explosive handling, Humanitarian Law,...

The SLAF Badminton team departed to  the Maldives yesterday (23 May 2010) to take part in the “Maldives International Badminton Challenge Trophy 2010”.Last year’s Defence Service Joint Champs will play from 25th – 26th May 2010 in Male.The visiting SLAF team comprises:Wing Commander    SWCP BodhiseelaFlight Lieutenant      K Seneviratn...

An Airman and two Airwomen departed on last Friday (21th May 2010) with the National team to compete in the World Table Tennis Championship 2010.The Championship will be held  Moscow from 23rd to 30th May 2010. Rohan Sirisena, Ishara Madurangi will lead the mens and women’s teams respectively whilst Srimali Wimalaratna will also play for the women’s team.     ...

15 Air Force body builders secured  places in the 28 member National team on during the selection trials held on  22nd May 2010 at the SDS Jayasinghe hall Dehiwala. The selection meet was held under 10 weight classes where over 90 competitors took part. SLAF body builders are               &nbs...

SLAF Ruggerites scored their second consecutive victory in the Caltex Rugby League today (21 May 2010) at SLAF Base Ratmalana by beating CH & FC 11-10.Air Force led 08-nil in the first half and Damith Perera and Chanaka Chandimal scored a try and a penalty respectively. Air Force Fly Half Chanaka Chandimal put over second penalty of the day to move the score up to 11 point...

Sri Lanka Air Force Kabaddi has turned another golden page of Sri Lanka Kabaddi by introducing Beach Kabaddi to Sri Lanka on 15th May 2010.The first ever workshop on Beach Kabaddi for coaches, referees and officials were conducted at SLAF Station Ekala which was jointly organized by SLAF Kabaddi and Sri Lanka Amateur Kabaddi federation on 15th May 2010. This was arranged of the initiativ...

SLAF Helitours has arranged special Air Port transfers to and from Colombo on payment, in view of the flooding of routes leading to and from the Air Port.Further details / reservation may be made from: 0113144944....

Sri Lanka Air Force athletes won both Mens and Women’s championships in the Relay Carnival 2010 held from 14th to 16th May 2010 at Mahinda Rajapaksha International Stadium in Diyagama.It was a great occasion for mens athletics in the SLAF as they won overall championship at the Relay Carnival for the very first time since the inception of the event . This grand plum picked by the SLAF ...

Sri Lanka Air Force headquarters commemorated  the commencement of the war hero’s week yesterday (13 May 2010)by lighting oil lamps in honour of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. Lamps were lit at the Air Head Quarters, SLAF Station Colombo and at the SLAF Monument at the Borella Cemetery.  Officers and men of the SLAF laid down their lives in defence ...

The first C-130 aircraft carrying urgently needed saline landed at the Ratmalana Air Force Base at 4.30pm today (13th may). 18 tons of saline was flown nearly 900 nautical miles from Mumbai, India to Sri Lanka in this flight.  The saline will be handed over to the Ministry of Health and Nutrition.   The Sri Lanka Air Force had been called upon by the Government to assist ...

SLAF table tennis players of both men's and women's teams contributed equally to win the "Chrys Gunaratna Memorial Open All Island Ranking Championship" 2010 by dominating the entire tournament. This championship was held from 07th May to 09th May 2010 at St. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia with over 800 participants.        Opens Men’s SingleChampion   &...

The tenth contingent of SLAF troops scheduled to be deployed in Haiti completed their training at the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) Training Center of Sri Lanka Army in Kukuleganga on the 11th of May 2010. These SLAF personnel who belong to all trades will be deployed along with the SL Army and Navy personnel under the UN banner.They were trained in Traffic Control Oper...

Thirty  Drill Instructors from the 26 th Drill Instructors Training Course passed out  on the 04th May 2010  from Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa after completing five months of intensive training. The highlight  of the course was the fact that six Officer Cadets also followed the course with twenty four airmen.The passing out parade was a special spectacl...

Sri Lanka Air Force men’s and women’s Volleyball   teams played exhibition matches at Sri Lanka Air Force Academy and Special Operation Group Peraru in order to give the station personnel first hand experience of national standards. Both teams conducted a four day tour from 07th to 10th May 2010 to Sri Lanka Air Force Academy and Special Operation Group Peraru.The prim...

A Bell 212 Helicopter from No. 07  Helicopter  Squadron Sri Lanka Air Force  Base Hingurakgoda was deployed to assist devotees effected by the floods and severe rains in Somawathiya yesterday (09 May 2010).Biscuits and botteld water was air dropped  on five consecutive instances during the day yesterday(10th May). Also four highly de-hydrated persons were air lifted t...

Sri Lanka Air Force ruggerites scored their first victory in the Caltex Rugby League today (08 May 2010) at SLAF Base Ratmalana by beating the Havelocks.Air Force  entered the game aggressively and dominating the game up to the long whistle. Air force scored 20 points with 03 tries, 01 conversion and 01 penalty against Havelock's 03 points.AF center Charith scored one try and put ov...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke carried out his traditional annual Inspection of SLAF Special Operations Groups  Peraru and Trincomalee on 05th May 2010.  At Peraru, the Group Commander Group Captain Leonard Rodrigo received the Commander on his arrival and a Guard of Honour commanded by Flight Lieutenant Lasantha was accorded to him. Special...

The Acting Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke conducted the Annual Inspection of SLAF Academy China Bay yesterday (04May 2010).  A parade commanded by the Commandant of SLAF Academy China Bay Air Vice Marshal Kapila Jayampathy received the Commander. The largest Air Base in the East, SLAF Academy China Bay was established in 19...

The SLAF Oarsmen won the "Vice Chancellor Kotelawala Defence University Challenge Trophy " to become Champions in the 'Elite category' by winning the team event and being placed 2nd and 3rd in the individual events at the first ever Indoor Rowing Championship conducted in Sri Lanka. The SLAF Oarsmen rowing in other categories were able to enter the medals table amidst tough comp...

A new Pre-school named "Apeksha"  was declared open by the Chairperson of the Seva Vanitha Unit of  the Ministry of Defence, Mrs. Ayoma Rajapaksha this morning (03 March 2010) at SLAF Morawawa 10th mile post. Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Nelun Goonetileke accompanied the chief guest on a tour of the newly built pre-school. The Pre-school was co...

The SLAF kicked off the first match in the Caltex league against the Navy, at Ratmalana yesterday (2nd May 2010) evening.SL Navy won the game 6-5. The solitary try of the game was scored by  SLAF wing three quarter Pubudu Kodagoda. The game was attended by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksha and the first lady. Also present were Acting Chief of Defence Staff and th...