The Inter Unit Practical Rifle Meet 2023 was conducted from 12 to 15 June 2023 and the awarding ceremony was taken place at the SLAF Firing Range at Station Ampara, with the graceful presence of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal RS Biyanwila.SLAF Station Morawewa clinched the Championship in the Men’s category, while the SLAF Station Ampara secured the Championship in the Wom...

The Change of Command at Aeronautical Engineering Support Wing, SLAF Base Ratmalana, was held yesterday (15 June 2023) and the traditional handing over/taking over parade took place at the Base Parade Square. The Acting Commanding Officer, Group Captain DGTS Edirisinghe usp,Msc (Def & Strat stu, psc handed over the command to Group Captain BKDM Sumanasekara usp, AMITD (SL), psc. ...

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of No 20th Basic Air Load Master Course took place at No. 01 Supply and Maintenance Depot, SLAF Base Katunayake yesterday (15 June 2023). The event was graced by Director General Logistics, Air Vice Marshal RN Thilakasinghe, as the Chief Guest.The ceremony recognized the achievements of 15 trainees, comprising 10 officers and 5 other ranks, who were awar...

The 56th phase of the 'Guwan Mithudam' project was successfully concluded yesterday (15 June 2023) at Wathawana Primary School, Imaduwa, by SLAF Station Koggala, under the guidance of the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana.Approximately 126 students are educated at this school, where a drinking water system is installed in view of addressing the much-felt ...

The Civil Engineering Wing at SLAF Base Katunayake, celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday (13 June 2023). This formation was established to undertake all major construction and rehabilitation projects at the Sri Lanka Air Force and the State Sector as directed by the Air Force Headquarters. At present, the Civil Engineering Wing consists of more than 1400 Civil Engineering Officers a...

The Culinary Art & Food Expo 2023, jointly organized by the Chef's Guild of Sri Lanka and the World Association of Chefs Societies, was held from the 9th to the 11th of June 2023 at the BMICH. This biannual event stands as Sri Lanka's most prominent platform for Food and Hospitality, attracting approximately 1000 chefs who compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. Through this even...

The 12th Defence Services Swimming and Water Polo Championship 2023 was successfully conducted at Aquatic Sports Complex, Sir Lanka Navy Welisara from 05th to 09th June 2023. Lady Officer Cadet Savindi raised the SLAF flag flying highly by winning five gold medals in individual swimming events embedding her name in the history of the Defence Services Games. The SLAF Women’s Water ...

In a bid to promote sustainable practices in parallel with the celebration of World Environmental Day and encourage conscious decision-making among officers, airmen, airwomen and civilians of Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana, a captivating guest lecture on the topic of “conscious consumerism towards a healthy life” on 08 June 2023 which was organized under the guidance of  Bas...

The Base Commander of SLAF Base Vavuniya, Group Captain PN Gunathilake officiated the opening ceremonies of significant additions to the base today (08 June 2023). The event commenced with the unveiling of the newly constructed parade square, a project that had long been awaited and was met with great enthusiasm by the personnel at SLAF Base Vavuniya. This new parade square will serve to...

The Inter Unit Karate Championship 2023 was conducted on 06 and 07 June 2023 and the Awarding Ceremony took place at the SLAF Health Management Centre, Colombo, with the graceful presence of the Director General Civil Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Udula Wijesinghe, as the Chief Guest.SLAF Academy China Bay claimed the Championship in the Men’s category, while SLAF Station Colombo secur...

The Badges Awarding Ceremony for No. 02 and No. 03 Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) Advance Courses took place yesterday (06 June 2023) at the Athletic Ground at SLAF Base Katunayake. Air Vice Marshal Lalith Jayaweera, the Director General Health Service, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.During the ceremony, a total of 50 trainees, consisting of 4 officers...

In celebration of World Environment Day, which is celebrated annually on 5th June, SLAF establishments have undertaken various programmes aimed at raising a cleaner and greener environment. Notably, SLAF Station Mullaitivu launched a programme involving the planting of approximately 200 cashew saplings within the camp premises on 5th June 2023. This initiative was made possible through a...

The Higher-Level Supervision visit of the Aviation Contingent at MINUSCA was conducted from 28 May 2023 to 02 June 2023.The delegation was headed by the Director General Ground Operations, Air Vice Marshal Waruna Gunawardana and was received by the Contingent Commander, Wing Commander Priyanka Herath.The Contingent Commander conducted the briefing that covered all the operational and non...

The Handing over/Taking over parade of SLAF Station Ampara was held today (05 June 2023) where the outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain GSN Priyadarshana RSP and Bar, USP, Justice of Peace handed over the Command to Group Captain WMDGCPK Warnasooriya USP, MSc(Def &Strat Stu), MA (IR), BA (Def Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc.Further, Group Captain GSN Priyadarshana awarded the Comme...

In conjunction with World Environment Day, the Sri Lanka Air Force launched another phase of the "Guwan Hamuda Herali Peraliya" island wide jackfruit planting campaign in the District Secretariat of Puttalam. The programme was organized by the District Secretariat Division in collaboration with Command Agro Unit Sri Lanka Air Force in Chilaw South Ariyagama area with the participation of...

Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, along with Chairperson Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana and Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, as well as members of the Air Force Board of Management together with their spouses, Senior Officers, airmen and women of the SLAF, participated in the Poson celebrations. This event, meticulously organized under the cl...

In line with the celebration of Poson Poya Day, the SLAF carried out a special donation valued at 1.5 million rupees to the 'Apeksha Hospital' in Maharagama today (03 June 2023). The donation, organized under the guidance of Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana and the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana, aimed to support the hospita...

The Handing Over/Taking over parade of Sri Lanka Air Force Station Batticaloa was held yesterday (02 June 2023) where the outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain WMDGCPK Warnasooriya handed over the Command to Group Captain KHMSS Bandara. Further, Group Captain WMDGCPK Warnasooriya awarded the Commendations to Sergeant Muthukumarana DPS     - (Operations Ground I), Corp...

The Inter-Unit Boxing Championship 2023 was held from 30 May to 02 June 2023 at the GymnasiumSLAF Base Katunayake. This year, over 110 participants competed in both male and female categories and several talented young players were discovered during the championship.The final session and awards ceremony were held today (02 June 2023) at the Gymnasium, SLAF Base Katunayake. The event was ...

The Certificate Award Ceremony of the Fire Fighter Rehabilitation Course for the SLAF retired personnel was held yesterday (02 June 2023) at the Fire School and Fire Tender Maintenance Squadron (FS&FTMS), SLAF Base Katunayake. The Base Commander of SLAF Base Ratmalana, Air Commodore WPAH Perera, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and the certificate awarding ceremony was followed...

Regiment Special Forces is the prime element of the SLAF to conduct future Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in any type of terrain with the hand-to-hand coordination of SLAF Helicopter fleets. Regiment Special Forces Training School at SLAF Station Morawewa conducted many Search and Rescue related training exercises to train RSF personnel to conduct future Search and Rescue missions ov...