Making a historic note of the Combat Training School Diyatalawa, the new ‘100m Firing Range’ for SLAF was inaugurated at ‘Fox Hill’ under the patronage of the Commanding Officer of the Combat Training School SLAF Diyatalawa, Air Commodore Camillus Labrooy on the 18th February 2016 subsequent to the release of government gazette notification.

Inauguration ceremony was convened amidst chanting of pirith by the maha sanga. The first historic custom shot was fired using CH T- 56 SMG by the Officer Commanding Training of the School, Wing Commander Nilantha Piyasena.   

During the history of SLAF Diyatalawa until today Sri Lanka Army continually provided their facilities to SLAF for firearm range firing. A long outstanding need of an own firing range was envision back in 2004 and has become a reality today after nearly 12 long years.  This will definitely fill the vacuum which existed for ages and will benefit the future Air Force.

Chief Instructor MSTS of the Sri Lanka Army together with Air Force Officers and other ranks also attended this historic event.