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20th September 2023 15:08:23 Hours
Ven. Balangoda Radha Thero, Chief Incumbent, Belihuloya 'Seela Samahitha Yogashramaya' carrying his message of Dhamma to the Army War College (AWC) as a part of a spiritual development program, pioneered by the Commandant of the AWC Major General UKDDP Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc, conducted Dhamma sermon to a congregation of more than 300 pious viewers consisting all Student Officers, Faculty and permanent staff as well as the Other Ranks serving at the AWC along with their close relatives on Sunday 17 September 2023.
19th September 2023 18:15:44 Hours
Commandant of the Army War College (AWC), who was recently promoted to the ‘Two Star General' rank in the Sri Lanka Army, Major General UKDDP Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc was honoured with a Guard Turnout by the troops on 16th September 2023 at the AWC Buttala.
07th September 2023 16:57:07 Hours
Student Officers following Career Development Courses in the third trimester of the Army War College (AWC) visited Kataragama on 02 September 2023 during the Exercise God King. Continuing with the long-standing practice of the AWC, all student officers, faculty members and the administrative staff members together with the Chief Instructor, Senior Instructors and the Commandant AWC Brigadier U K D D P Udugama RWP RSP USP ndc psc first invoked the blessings of sacred ‘Kiriwehera’ by participating a ‘Buddha Vandana and ‘Dhamma serman’ administered by Ven Katharagama Rahula Thero, followed by the rituals at the shrine of God Katharagama.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.