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...

A total of 483 recruits from the 144th Regular intake passed out yesterday (30th April)   at Sri Lanka Army Combat Training School at Konduwatuwana (Ampara) after completing 18 weeks of training. Their training focused on Drill, Weapon Training, Military Tactics, Field Craft, Map Reading, Air Force Organization & Administration, Fire Fighting, Explosive Handling, Human...

National Hockey Selection team led by Airman Perera is scheduled to fly to Bangladesh to participate in the 08 Nation Championship from 07th to 14th of May 2010. This team also consists of 07 other Sri Lanka Air Force hockey players. 01    Corporal          Dhammika Abeyratna02    Corporal        &n...

The Bak Maha Ulela (Traditional Sinhala/Tamil New Year Festival) of Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo was held on today (27th April 2010).Several traditional Avurudu games were organized and conducted at the Station premises. The event was conducted under the patronage of Commanding Officer of Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo, Group Captain Nishantha Dharmadasa and all ranks an...

A top level delegation from the National Defense University (NDU) of Pakistan visited the acting Chief of Defense Staff and Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonatileke at the Air force Head Quarters today.The delegation headed by Air Cdre. Nadeem Anjum will visit the secretary of defence, the commander of the Army and Navy during their study tour in Sri Lanka.  ...

SLAF Station Diyatalawa narrowly edged out SLAF Base Ratmalana in a keenly contested game this evening (26th April 2010) at Ratmalana. The boys from Diyatalawa edged forward in the early part of the first half after Winger, Officer Cadet RJM Goonatilleke went over for an unconverted try.The game was one of missed opportunities in both penalties and tries for both teams.During the Semi Fi...

Miss Universe 2002, Oxana Fedorova along with a group of celebrities and Russian Government VIPs took off for Sigiriya from Colombo on a chartered Helitours MI-17 Helicopter.The contingents leaving for Sigiriya on April 23rd, chartered two Helitours MI-17 Helicopters for the round trip to Sigiriya.Miss Universe and her contingent witnessed the scenic beauty of Sri Lanka from high in the ...

The Traditional Sinhala/Tamil New Year Festival of Sri Lanka Air Force Special Operation Group Vanni was held on 20th of April 2010 at Mullikulam Resettlement Village.After many years of hardship this is for the first time that these villagers celebrated the traditional New Year in a free country. Over 500 persons from Manik Farm were re-settled in this area and Sri Lanka Air Force Speci...

The Bak Maha Ulela (Traditional Sinhala/Tamil New Year Festival) of Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradapura was held on 20th of April 2010.Twenty one events took place throughout the festival including Cycle Races, Marathon events, children’s & ladies games and other traditional New Year Games. The event was conducted under the patronage of Base Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force B...

SLAF Station Ekala held its traditional "Bak Maha Ulela" yesterday (20th April 2010), theme named the “IDDAMAL UDANAYA” all ranks, Civilians and their families participated in the event. The concept of the event was to inculcate and emphasize the importance of the traditional Sinhala & Tamil New Year and and its customs among the younger generation by targeting the trainees of th...

Group Captain Nishen Abeysinghe handed over the Command of Sri Lanka Air Force Station Palaly to Group Captain Athula Kaluarachchi today (20 April 2010).Group Captain Nishen Abeysinghe served as the Commanding officer of this strategically important Air Force Station from 15thJanuary 2009 and had initiated many projects to enhance the efficiency of the station and the living standards of...