The  No. 48 Junior Commanders’ Course commenced on 27th April 2015 at the Junior Command and Staff College at Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay. The Opening Address was conducted by Chief Instructor Wing Commander WASB Weerasekara on behalf of the Commanding Officer Air Commodore Janak Wanigathunga at the Junior Command and Staff College auditorium at 1030 hrs on 27th April 2015.

The Junior Command and Staff College was established in 1999 with the aim of developing the professional and managerial knowledge of Officers in the rank of Squadron Leader and below and of preparing them to hold staff appointments.

A total of 18 Sri Lanka Air Force Officers in the rank of Squadron Leader and Flight Lieutenant, 04 Officers from the Sri Lanka Navy in the rank of Lieutenant Commander and Lieutenant and 01 Officer from the Bangladesh Air Force in the rank of Flight Lieutenant will be following this staff course for a duration of 14 weeks (27th April 2015 to 03rd August 2015). Soon after the Opening Address, a self-introduction session by the student officers was conducted and subsequently the Directing Staff gave an overview and the expectation of the course to all the Student Officers.