The Change of Command at Construction Machinery Wing, SLAF Base Katunayake was held yesterday (31 January 2024). The outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain MWCM Wakista BSc (Eng), C Eng, Pg Dip (Tech), MIE(SL), psc handed over the Command to Wing Commander UMSB Ariyarathna MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Eng), AMIE (SL), psc.

The new Commanding Officer Wing Commander UMSB Ariyarathna previously held the appointment as the Officer Commanding Transport at Construction Machinery Wing before being appointed as the Acting Commanding Officer of Construction Machinery Wing.
    
The outgoing Commanding Officer Group Captain Wakista has been appointed as the Staff Officer Civil Engineering Design at Directorate of Constructions Engineering at Air Force Headquarters.