An all night pirith chanting ceremony followed by an Alms Giving for 100 priests was held at Sri Lanka Air Force Station Ekala  to invoke blessings on all SLAF personnel who died whilst in service. This being annual event was held at SLAF Station Ekala on the 03rd and 04th    July 2010.All night pirith chanting ceremony  was followed with an Alms Giving for 100 p...

Today the SLAF honored all Officers and men killed in action during the three decade long conflict in at simple ceremony attended by Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke. Also Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshal PB Premachandra, Deputy Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshal HD Abeywickrama and all members of the Air Force Board of Mana...

Today the Hon. Secretary Defence Gotabhaya Rajapaksha and Mrs. Ayoma Rajapaksha opened a school which was built for the children of the Diwulwewa.Funded and guided by the Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit SLAF Detachment Diwulwewa constructed a Primary School for the children of the families who were returning after the ushering in of peace. This school was built on a request made by...

Flight Sergeant Samarasinghe of the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment  passed a milestone yesterday (01st July 2010) by making his 500th Parachute jump at SLAF Ampara to became only  the 2nd Sri Lankan  reach this milestone in Sri Lanka’s Parachuting History.Flight Sergeant Samarasinghe completed his Basic Parachute course and Sky Divers course in 2001 and 2005 respectively a...

The annual "Guest Night" was held at the Officers' Mess, Sri Lanka Air Force Base Vavuniya on 30th June 2010. This traditional event was held in view of maintaining the Air Force customs and traditions and also to honor the invited guests. The recipient of the honor was SF Commander - Vanni Major General GDH Kamal Gunaratna RWP, RSP, USP, psc Guests were welcomed by the President Mess Co...

The No.6 Helicopter Squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force marked the 'Poson Poya' (23rd June) by assisting the Avanthidevi Girls Orphanage in Anuradhapura.A shramadana campaign conducted by the personnel of the squadron saw the orphanage being cleaned and the surrounding vegetation cleared. A day of activities and art was organized to showcase the talents of  48 children who are ...

Sri Lanka Air Force Detachment Mamaduwa was established on 28 Aug 09 to cater  to demands metal  and quarry product requirements of  the Uthuru Wasanthaya program and also lesser demands of SLAF infrastructural development. The operation is independently managed by SLAF personnel under the guidance of Group Captain HA Perusinghe whilst SLAF Mamaduwa is commanded by&nb...

The National Boxing Federation has selected SLAF Champion Boxer  Cpl Suresh Pattiarachchi D (PD Suresh) to represent Sri Lanka whilst the SLAF Coach, Corporal Dissanayake RTO was selected as the Coach for the national team on this tour.            Corporal  Suresh Pattiarachchi D       &nb...

Chief of the Indian Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, called on the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Roshan Gunatilleke today (28th of June) at Air Force Head Quarters. The Indian Naval Chief was accorded a guard of Honour by SLAF troops at the entrance to AFHQ. The two Chief's next sat down for a brief informal discussion after whi...

The finals of the Defence Service Games 2010, Wrestling was held at the Army Gymnasium at Panagoda on 27 January 2010. Major General SWLD Daulagala graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The SLAF become the runners up with 17 points, whilst the Navy become, champions with 33 points whilst the Army, got 13 points. The details of SLAF achievements are as follows.      ...

SLAF Tennis champion Dinesh Kanthan won the "SSC A Division Tennis Tournament" today (24 June 2010). Dinesh defeated Sanka Athukorala and Shehan Gomes in the quarter finals and semi finals respectively. In the finals he defeated the Rukmal Cooray who defeated the national No. 01 player Harsha Gomes in semi finals. Championship was held at the SSC courts....

The Sri Lanka Air Force  Iranamadu celebrated its first anniversary  yesterday (21st June 2010) with a day full of social activities.Iranamadu is a name synonymous with which was once the most brutal terrorist organisation in the world, until liberated in early 2009. The terrorist air strip had become a key strong hold of the LTTE and had been densely mined and booby-trapped.&n...

The Sri Lanka Basket Ball team is scheduled to proceed to India to participate in the South Indian Zone Competition from 21st to 28th June 2010.Leading Air Craftsman Ravi Dodangoda has been selected as a member of this team whilst Group Captain Harsha Fernando has been selected as the "chef de mission"            Group Captain Harsha Fernando  ...

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The National Victory celebrations marking the 1st anniversary of liberating the motherland from over three decades of ruthless terrorism will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM at the Galle Face.The National Victory Parade will take a new look this year, as all Units (All forces of Headquarters Element, Eastern Theater, Northern Theater, and Wanni Theater) which participated in the succ...

Acting Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Roshan Gunathilake called on SLAF  Base in Higurakgoda recently (10th June). He was received by Wing Commander Suresh Perera, Acting Base Commander and Wing Commander Shirley Fernando, Commanding Officer of the 25th Regiment Wing.    During the visit the Commander unveiled a life-sized model of ...

The NCO Management School, established on 01st September 2000 with the prime intention of providing sound academic knowledge to the Non Commissioned Officers of the SLAF, held its graduation ceremony  for the 42nd Batch of NCO's to complete the course  recently (11th March 2010). The course which has duration of approximately 11 weeks mainly focuses on sharpening the leadership...

SLAF beat the Army in a hard fought contest at Katunayake yesterday (13 June 2010) to enter the cup stage. In the first half Lahiru Udayanga and Pradeep Kurukulasuriya went over for two unconverted tries for the SLAF. In the second half Chanaka Chandimal (SLAF) put over two penalties to seal the SLAF victory. The Army attempted a comeback with two goals in the second half but found ...

A traditional “dining out” was held at the Officers’ Mess of Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana yesterday (09 June 2010). This traditional event is held to  honour and bid farewell to Officers retiring from the service, by his or her home base or station. The recipient of the honour was the former Commanding Officer of the 27 Regiment Wing, Wing Commander Sanjaya Fernando....

SLAF Pugilists fought gallantly at the Amateur Boxing Federation Tournament held at Royal College Colombo.The Tournament began on the 06th and concluded on the 09th  of June 2010. The SLAF fought hard, winning 04 Silver medals and one bronze.Leading Aircraftman Madushanka was judged as the ‘Best Loser’ in 69 Kg weight class (welter weight).The bouts and the winners are as below:...

The 4th Asia Club Cup Hockey tournament was worked off on the 6th of June at the Astro Turf Matale. Top Clubs from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Malaysia met on the turf to battle it out for the Cup.Sri Lanka was represented by two powerful teams; The Sri Lanka Air Force Hockey team and the Matale Hockey Club team. SLAF was invited to field its team consisting eight National players, as ...