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  • NIKINI POYA DAY DHAMMA SERMON PROGRAMME OF ARMY WAR COLLEGE

    03rd September 2023 21:30:09 Hours

    Army War College (AWC), organized a Bodhi Pooja Session and a Damma Sermon Session on the eve of the Nikini Poya Day on 30 August 2023. Rev Mapakada Premarathna Nayaka Thero of Katugahagalge Temple, Badalkumbura conducted the Bodhi Pooja and Dhamma Serman Session and invoked blessings on all ranks of the College. The AWC conducts ‘Bodhi Pooja and Dhamma Serman’ every poyaday and this has now been improvised with the likeminded perception of Brigadier U K D D P Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc, the Commandant of the Army War College.

  • ARMY WAR COLLEGE BEGINS THE COURSES OF THIRD TRIMESTER

    29th August 2023 21:05:54 Hours

    The Army War College (AWC) began the third trimester with the commencement of Senior Command Course 9 and Junior Command Course 28 on 28 August 2023.

  • GRADUATION DINNER NIGHT AT ARMY WAR COLLEGE FACINATES THE PARTICIPANTS

    28th August 2023 16:09:21 Hours

    Integrated with the Graduation Ceremony 2023, the Army War College (AWC) Buttala facilitated the student officers graduated with SCC, JCC and JSC with a fascinating Graduation Dinner Night recently held at the AWC Officers’ Mess. A total number of 151 officers comprising of 109 student officers of all 3 courses along with 42 faculty members and the attended the graduation dinner. Brigadier UKDDP Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc, the Commandant AWC attended the occasion as the Chief Guest. Whilst delivering his graduation speech, he emphasized importance of culminating a ceremony in this caliber with a dinner night that was exceptionally filled with the conduct of traditional devil dancers thus maintaining the military standards. Further, he stressed that holding of the graduation dinner had previously been halted a few years due to the COVID 19 pandemic situation.

  • ARMY WAR COLLEGE HOLDS THE GRADUATION CEREMONY

    14th August 2023 16:18:58 Hours

    The Graduation Ceremony of Army War College (AWC) Buttala for the second trimester 2023 was held on 11 August 2023 at the AWC Auditorium. A total of 109 officers comprising of 26 student officers of Senior Command Course No. 08, A number of 59 student officers of Junior Command Course No. 24 and 24 student officers of Junior Staff Course 24, on successful completion of respective courses, received the graduation from Brigadier UKDDP Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc, the Commandant AWC who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

  • DURING A THREE-DAY EVALUATION SESSION OF PRESENTATIONS, STUDENT OFFICERS DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY

    08th August 2023 00:10:18 Hours

    The Army War College conducted a Three-Day evaluation session of presentations of the student officers of SCC 8, JCC 27 and JSC 24 to test the standards of their final presentations which they are expected to submit as a partial fulfilment of the courses. On 5,6 and 7 August 2023, student officers presented their final presentations before a panel that consisted of Senior Instructors, Head of the Academic Wing, Members of the Directing Staff and English Instructors on the direction of Chief Instructor and the Commandant Army War College.

  • AWC BID FAREWELL TO FOUR OUT GOING OFFICERS

    07th August 2023 23:10:47 Hours

    On the eve of praising the commendable service of four outgoing officers after the completion of their tenure at the Army War College, a brief farewell party was held on 05 August 2023 at the Officers' Mess.

  • Army War College attained ‘Vas’ Observances of Hermits at Budugallena Forest Hermitage in Buttala

    06th August 2023 12:12:37 Hours

    The 49th episode of ‘Vas’ Observances or ‘Vas Visseema’ (Rain Retreat) of Hermits at Budugallena Forest Hermitage (Aranya Senasanaya) in Buttala was held on the Esala Poyaday of 01st August 2023 with the participation of numerous Buddhist devotees of the area and elsewhere who posed and rushed to the forest hermitage themselves with pious propensities in white attire.

  • Army War College invoked blessings of Esala Poya Day Bodhi Pooja

    04th August 2023 12:22:59 Hours

    As per the directions given by the Commandant, the troops of the Army War College (AWC) organized a Bodhi Pooja Session on the eve of the Esala Poya day on 01 August 2023. Bodhi Pooja session was conducted by Rev Madamagama Sugatharathana thero of Bauddaloka Maha Pirivena, Butttala and blessed all ranks of the institution.

  • Army War College Marked the First Working Day

    02nd August 2023 12:07:46 Hours

    Army War College marked the first working day on 02 August during a formal ceremony giving priority to flag hoisting, reciting of the National Anthem and the Army song.

  • THE NEW DEPUTY COMMANDANT ARMY WAR COLLEGE ASSUMES DUTIES

    31st July 2023 23:19:25 Hours

    Brigadier BPPGK Balasooriya RSP psc assumed duties as the Deputy Commandant of the Army War College, Buttala on 24th July 2023 with a brief ceremony.