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...

SLAF station celebrated its 16th anniversary on 01 June 2023. The celebration commenced with the customary working parade which was reviewed by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain Vajira Jayakody .Parallel to the anniversary celebrations, a shramadana campaign was conduted at ‘Ape Lamai’ orphanage and the road from Sub guard room to ‘Veda junction’ was cleared on 29 May 2023. F...

SLAF Station Weerawila which was established on 01 June 1978  and celebrated its 45th   anniversary yesterday (01 June 2023) under the leadership of the present Commanding Officer, Group Captain Suresh Jayasinghe. The celebration commenced with the customary working parade, where he paid tribute to those who commanded the Station before him and to those who served previous...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, demonstrated exceptional prowess and emerged victorious at the Dialog Sri Lanka Golf Open Invitational PRO-AM event, which took place at the Royal Colombo Golf Club yesterday (01 June 2023).In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Air Marshal Pathirana successfully withstood a formidable competition posed by the...

No. 4 VVIP/VIP Helicopter Squadron of the SLAF celebrated its 58th anniversary today (01 June 2023). The anniversary commenced with the customary working parade on the squadron premises. The occasion was marked by the restoration of one of the abandoned buildings of the National Institute of Mental Health, Mulleriyawa, under the guidance of the Commanding Officer of No. 4 Squadron, Group...

SLAF Hospital Katunayake, together with SLAF Dental Section Katunayake, conducted a chain of eye-catching programmes for the service personnel at SLAF Base Katunayake to mark World "No Tobacco Day" under the theme of "Grow Food, No Tobacco" yesterday (31 May 2023).The day was celebrated to spread awareness about the harms of tobacco use through a panel discussion, a poster campaign and a...

The Planning Office of the Bureau of Defence Policy in Ministry of Defence, Japan, Ms. Tomoko Matsuzawa and the crew called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, today (31 May 2023).During the meeting, Air Marshal Pathirana and the delegates engaged in productive discussions on matters of bilateral importance, which included the strengthening of defence coo...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Wing, under the guidance of the Commanding Officer of the Women's Wing, Air Commodore Manoaj Kappetipola, organized a comprehensive full-day grooming session for SLAF personnel yesterday (30 May 2023). The event, held at the SLAF Trade Training School in Ekala, aimed to address important subjects such as Sexual Harassment and Associated Punishments, Groomi...

The third episode of a motivational drive for SLAF sportsmen and women in the sports disciplines of Aquatics and Hokey was organized under the guidance of the Chairman Defence Services Sports Board and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, today (31 May 2023) at the Main Auditorium, SLAF Trade Training School Ekala. The particular full-day programme was conducted ...

The Directorate of Health commenced an NVQ Level 3 Caregiver Course at SLAF Hospital Katunayaka for retiring SLAF service personnel in order to expand their vocational qualifications and make them competent for foreign employment opportunities. SLAF Hospital Katunayaka is accredited under the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission as a training centre to offer National Vocational Q...

SLAF Hospital Katunayake conducted a series of health clinics and screening programmes for the family members of service personnel and civilians under the supervision of Director General Health Services, Air Vice Marshal (Dr.) Lalith Jayaweera. The programme was implemented collaboratively with the support of the Medical Officer of Health Office in Gampaha and the District Ge...

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force and the incumbent President of the Defence Services Sports Board, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, was conferred with the distinguished honour of the “Officer” title in the Order of Merit by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM), also known as the International Military Sports Council. The event took place at the Ministry of Def...

Defence Advisor of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Colonel Darren Woods called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana at the Air Force Headquarters today (29 May 2023).The outgoing Defence Advisor, Colonel Paul Clayton also made his farewell call on to Commander of the Air Force and expressed his gratitude to Commander for all the cooperation extended during...

The Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka, Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, today (29 May 2023) at Air Force Headquarters. The Deputy Defence Attaché, Colonel Gao Bin, also attended the occasion. The visiting Defence Advisors and the Commander discussed matters of mutual in...

In accordance with the objective of enhancing coconut cultivation in the country, an initiative known as the "Guwan Kapruka" programme has been launched under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana and the dedication of the Command Agro Unit at SLAF Base Katunayake.The primary goal of this commendable endeavour is to plant 50,000 coconut seedling...

The Seva Vanitha Unit of SLAF Station Bandaranaike International Airport successfully carried out a commendable project on 26th May 2023, wherein much-needed medicines valued at Rs. 0.55 million were donated to Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama. This significant contribution was made possible through the combined efforts and generosity of all officers and other ranks stationed at SLAF Station...