FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT TO THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE AND 1ST MECHANIZED INFANTRY REGIMENT

After assuming duties as the 16th Colonel of the Regiment of MIR, Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc MA (IR), Director General General Staff (DGGS) of the Sri Lanka Army, marked the first official visit to the Mechanized Infantry Brigade and 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment on 26 August 2023.

Commander Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Brigadier J M A Jayasekara RSP USP and Commanding Officer of 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel DGJBP Dembatagahawaththa USP psc have warmly welcomed him during his visit. As the newly appointed Colonel of the Regiment he addressed the troops of Mechanized Infantry Brigade, and 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment and inquired into their administrative matters. He was invited to leave memories by planting a sapling at the Battalion Headquarters.

The Centre Commandant of Mechanized Infantry Regimental Centre - Brigadier A M A Abeyasinghe RWP RSP USP psc, along with other Staff Officers of Mechanized Infantry Regimental Centre were accompanied with Colonel of the Regiment.