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09th January 2024 10:24:05 Hours
Student Officers following Career Development Courses in the first trimester of the Army War College (AWC) visited Kataragama on 06 January 2024 during the Exercise God King. Continuing with the long-standing practice of the AWC and with a view to invoke blessings for the New Year 2024, all student officers, faculty members and the administrative staff members together with Deputy Commandant,Chief Instructor, Senior Instructors and the Commandant AWC Major General U K D D P Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc invoked the blessings of sacred ‘Kiriwehera’ by participating a ‘Buddha Vandana and ‘Dhamma serman’ administered by Rev Kebellaketiye Premarathna Thero, followed by the rituals at the shrine of God Katharagama.
03rd January 2024 11:49:26 Hours
The Army War College commenced a set of courses in the first trimester for year 2024 with a short yet a notable opening session on 02 January 2024. Under three separate courses, namely Senior Command Course 10 (SCC), Junior Command Course 29 (JCC) and Junior Staff Course 25 (JSC), altogether 117 Student Officers comprising 4 Student Officers from friendly foreign countries, are supposed to follow the respective training Courses.
03rd January 2024 11:34:39 Hours
Army War College (AWC), Buttala marked the dawn of the New Year and the first working day on 01 January 2024 during a formal ceremony giving priority to Reading the Public Service Oath, flag hoisting, recital of the national anthem and the Army song.
19th December 2023 15:56:45 Hours
Army War College (AWC), the highest seat of military excellence established for military training for middle grade officers of the Army celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday 16 December 2023 giving prominence to both religious observances and military formalities
17th December 2023 19:47:37 Hours
The refresher course for the Directing Staff of the Army War College (AWC) aimed to enrich the subject knowledge of the Directing Staff in terms of refreshing and sharing expertise at the outset of starting the proceedings of the first trimester of 2024. As a capsule for refreshing knowledge, the two-day Directing Staff enrichment program held from 14 – 15 December 2023. It is a practice of the Army War College, to discuss and revitalize the knowledge of directing staff before the commencement of each trimester.
17th December 2023 11:21:50 Hours
The ‘Army War College Symposium 2023’, the eagerly anticipated event that seeks to bring together military leaders, scholars, and experts around the country with the Blessings of the Commander of the Army and the guidance of the Commandant of the Army War College, was brought to an end with magnificent responses from both participants as well as the senior officers in the hierarchy. It was held under the theme of ‘Influence of Fifth Generation Warfare (Perception and Information) and Challenges for Military in Sri Lankan Context’ and aimed at fostering critical discussions, exchanging innovative ideas, and providing invaluable insights into the evolving nature of modern warfare. Under the main theme, five sessions were crafted under five sub-themes where an eminent panel of Session Chairs and Guest Speakers, who enriched the insightful domains with their speeches, underscored the sub-themes of the sessions. Altogether, 16 professionals in different shared their views comprising five Session Chairs and ten Speakers along with the Keynote Speech.
15th December 2023 17:52:24 Hours
The Graduation Ceremony of Army War College (AWC) Buttala for the third trimester 2023 was held on 05 December 2023 at the AWC Auditorium.
15th December 2023 15:05:49 Hours
To coincide with the Ill Poya day proceedings of Buddhist ritual practices, Army War College (AWC) synchronized with the comprehensive programme drew to the end on 26 November 2023 with a Dhamma preaching at the AWC premises.
03rd December 2023 14:48:00 Hours
Strengthening the Indian -Sri Lanka Army to Army biliteral understanding and cohesion, four military officers representing Indian Army War College proceeded to Army War College (AWC),Buttala on 13 November 2023.
11th November 2023 18:22:46 Hours
The Senior Command Course 09 undergoing training at Army War College (AWC) completed their study tour to Colombo on 06 and 07 November 2023. The study tour is an important college event that basically aims to heighten the knowledge about the functions of designated government institutions and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Army, Western Naval command Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force base Rathmalana.