MAJOR GENERAL H H K S S HEWAGE RWP RSP USP rcds psc ASSUMED DUTIES AS THE 28th COLONEL COMMANDANT OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY WOMEN’S CORPS

Major General H H K S S Hewage RWP RSP USP rcds psc assumed duties as the 28th Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) following military formalities and religious blessings at the Regimental Headquarters Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps, Borella on Thursday 16 January 2025.

Major General Shantha Hewage was welcomed by the Centre Commandant Brigadier P M S Karunaratne psc. Upon the arrival of the newly appointed Colonel Commandant the proceedings were followed by a Guard turn out, Guard of honour and laying of flower wreath to the war heroine’s monument.

Subsequently Major General Shantha Hewage placed his signature in a formal document symbolizing the assumption of duties as the Colonel Commandant and he addressed the troops. Further, the programme was included an all rank tea and a briefing with the participation of staff officers.

At present Major General Shantha Hewage also holding the appointment as the Commandant of Defence Services Command and Staff College. He has served a number of other senior key appointments in the capacities of operational, instructional ,staff and administrative across the country after his enlistment to the Sri Lanka Army.