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The Commander of Forward Maintenance Area (East), Major General Chanaka Mettananda made an official visit to the 5 Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (5 SLAMC) and Army Base Hospital - Minneriya (ABH - Min) on Saturday (February 11).
A series of programmes were organized from 05 to 10 February 2023 to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the 5 Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps.
To support the country’s drive to ensure food security, the 23 Infantry Division cultivated 50 acres of paddy during the “Maha Season” with the direction of Commander Security Forces (East), Major General Sujeewa Hettiarachchi, and the supervision of General Officer Commanding 23 Infantry Division, Major General Shewanth Kulatunge.
Major General S A Kulatunge RWP RSP USP psc, General Officer Commanding of 23 Infantry Division took time off and visited the Army Based Hospital on 23 Jan 2023 to inquire about the infrastructure and medical facilities of the hospital complex.
The Chief Signal Officer and the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Signal Corps, Major General H M L D Herath RSP USP psc visited 2 (Volunteer) Regiment Sri Lanka Signal Corps at Dalukana on 28 January 2023. This was his first official visit to the 2 (Volunteer) Regiment after assuming duties as the Chief Signal Officer & the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Signals Corps.
Brigadier W M H E Ratnayake WWV RWP RSP USP assumed duties as the Brigadier General Staff of Security Force Headquarters (East) at auspicious time after observing religious rituals on 30 Jan 2023.
234 Infantry Brigade troops of the 23 Infantry Division under the Security Force Headquarters (East) launched a programme to distribute school accessories, each pack worth over Rs. 3000.00 for 77 students studying at Galoya Maha Vidyalaya Galoya, during a simple occasion on Thursday (Jan 19), held at the school main hall.
With the blessing and guidance of the Commander Security Forces (East), Major General Sujeewa Hettiarachch, and instruction of the General Officer Commanding 23 Infantry Division, Major General Shewanth Kulathunga, and close supervision of Commander 231 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Dilupa Bandara, with coordination of the Civil Affairs Officer 231 Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Dammika Weerasinghe, the 11th Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment has organized essential items for the disabled persons and spiritual goods donation programme.
With the blessing and guidance of the Commander Security Forces (East), Major General Sujeewa Hettiarachch, and instruction of the General Officer Commanding 23 Infantry Division, Major General Shewanth Kulathunga, and close supervision of Commander 231 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Dilupa Bandara, the 11th Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment has reposed the foundation stone to renovate maternity clinic center in Keviliyamadu area (Eravurpatthu - Chenkaladi Divisional Secretary area) on Tuesday (17 Jan).
Troops of the 16th Battalion Sri Lanka National Guard organized a Scholarship, School Stationeries, and school accessories donation programme at Ampara District Gonagala School on 17 January 2023. Programme organized under the guidance of Commander, Security Forces (East), Major General Sujeewa Hettiarachchi and close supervision of the General Officer Commanding 24 Infantry Division.
