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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.
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.
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.
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.
31st July 2023 09:18:37 Hours
The Diners' Club of the second trimester 2023 was held at the Army War College on 15 July 2023 marking it as the first official visit by the Guest Speaker; Director General General Staff (DGGS) of the Sri Lanka Army,Major General M G W WW M C B Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndupsc. On his arrival, he was warmly welcomed by the Commandant Army War College Brigadier U K D D P Udugama RWP RSP USP ndcpscand was accorded with a Guard Turnout at the main entrance of the War College. The senior officer marked his visit by posing a group photo followed by planting a sapling of Governor’s Plump in front of the Main Auditorium. He further looked into the matters pertaining to the Army War College in view of enhancing the effectiveness of the college through which he stressed on uplifting the professionalism of the Army by presiding a briefing,carried out by the Chief Instructorat the HQ, AWC where Commandant, Deputy Commandant, all Wing heads and staff officers attended.
28th July 2023 10:39:24 Hours
The Senior Command Course 08 undergoing training at Army War College (AWC) completed their study tour to Colombo from 10 July 2023 to 12 July 2023. The study tour is an obligatory college event that basically aims to heighten the knowledge about the functions of designated institutions of Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Air Force.