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Inter Regiment Elle Tournament of year 2017, was held from 10 & 11 October 2017 at 11 Field Engineer Regiment with the participation of six Regiments.14 CBRN Regiment and 11 Field Engineer Regiment became the Champion and Runners up respectively. Col DP Jayasinghe RSP, Comd 683 Inf Bde, graced the occasion as the days Chief Guest.Number of Sapper Officers and Other Ranks witnessed the event.
23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
A Mine Detection Dog (MDD) Team from the Sri Lanka Army was honoured by the U.S.-based Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) at its 20th Anniversary Clearing the Path Gala held at Hotel Fairmont in Washington D.C on 24 October 2017. This is the third time the honour has been bestowed on a Sri Lankan mine detection dog team.MLIs annual gala honours individuals whose extraordinary efforts have improved lives in war-torn countries and highlights accomplishments of the past year that have made the world a safer place.For their years of excellent service and the strong bond between them, MDD Yankee and her handler Lance Corporal Rajapaksha TDK of the Sri Lanka Army Humanitarian Demining Unit were presented the 2017 Dog Team of the Year award by MLIs President and Executive Director Perry F. Baltimore.
23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
Sapper troops in a massive effort are currently engaged in immediate rescue and relief work in flood-affected areas in close coordination with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and District Secretariats in respective provinces.As flood levels were fast rising due to torrential rains in the past 72 hours, The Commander Security Force Headquarters (West) and Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Major General S Ranasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc instructed to Chief Field Engineer Major General GDI Karunaratne RSP psc and Commander Engineer Brigade Brigadier SJMAR Seneviratne RWP USP psc to commenced the rescue and relief operations to prevail the situation. 10 Officers and 143 Sappers are engaging with rescue and relief missions from 25th May 2017 to date (29th May 2017).
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23rd January 2018 15:41:54 Hours
The third segment of the religious programmes coinciding with the 66 Anniversary of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, the Christian religious observances took place at Christ the King church, at Pannipitiya on 03 November 2017. Members of the Christian faith in the Corps along with senior Sapper Officers gathered for a special service invoking blessings on the Corps and the flag.The Colonel Commandant and the Commander Security Forces (West) Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe as the Chief Guest along with the Commander Engineer Brigade Brigadier Amith Senevirathne, the Centre Commandant Brigadier Nishantha Herath, Deputy Centre Commandant Colonel Lanka Amarapala attended the ceremony with a representative gathering of senior officers, officers and other rankers.
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