51 Infantry Division’s New Goc Begins Duties
Major General KAA Udaya Kumara RSP USP USAWC psc of Sri Lanka Engineers assumed duties as the 31st General Officer Commanding of the 51 Infantry Division Headquarters in Kopay on Tuesday (7).
To be an effective instrument to the Government Endeavour to cultivate national harmony in Jaffna Peninsula through uplifting the physical quality of life and spiritual value of the people.
Major General KAA Udaya Kumara RSP USP USAWC psc of Sri Lanka Engineers assumed duties as the 31st General Officer Commanding of the 51 Infantry Division Headquarters in Kopay on Tuesday (7).
Brigadier ACA De Zoysa USP Hdmc Lsc assumed office as Commander Forward Maintenance Area (North) on Tuesday, 09 June 2022. He placed his signature in the first official document to mark assuming duties, amidst chanting of Seth Pirith in the presence of Staff Officers.
Troops of 52 Infantry Division arranged a felicitation ceremony for their newly - promoted General Officer Commanding, Major General Udaya Herath RWP RSP USP psc Hdmc on 24 May 2022 upon his return to the Division Headquarters.
Third English Language Course for Other Ranks in year 2022, organized by the Security Forces Headquarters (Jaffna), on the direction of Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu, Commander, Security Forces Jaffna on 27th April 2022.
General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division Brigadier M K U P Gunaratna RSP ndu psc IG was promoted to the Rank of Major General on 18th May 2022 after completion of 33 years and five months of a military career and a felicitation ceremony was held on 22 May 2022. For this ceremony all Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers and troops under command of the 55 Infantry Division attended the event.
On eve of the Vasak Full Moon poyaday, Jaffna troops organized a series of religious events to celebrate the Vesak Poya Day meriting the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha under the guidance of Commander Security Forces Jaffna, Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu on 15 Sunday 2022.
Religious observance programmes and special sermons were held throughout the Vesak Poya Day at Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Kankasanthurei and soldiers and Buddhist devotees attended the events. Reverence Saddhajeewa from Mihinthalaya Kalu Diya Pokuna Thapowanaya temple delivered a special sermon during the event.
After assuming the duties of the General Officer Commanding 52 Infantry Division Brigadier HMU Herath RWP RSP USP psc Hdmc made his first formal visit to Headquarters 521 Infantry Bde at Valli and HQ 11 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment at Valvettithurai on 27 April 2022.
The security Forces Headquarters Jaffna, under the guidance of its Commander, Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu conducted its first ever Logistics Symposium on 26th and 27th April 2022. It was titled "Paradigm Shift in Military Logistics in Jaffna Peninsula". This is the first time a logistics symposium was organised in this magnitude in the peninsula. All Colonel AQ's, Major AQ's, battalion 2nd in Commands, Quarter Masters and Regimental Quartermasters in the peninsula took part in the symposium.
As the concept of Commander Security Forces - Jaffna, Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu, 3rd Basic English language course for troops in Jaffna peninsula was commenced on 27 April 2022 and it will be terminated on 27 May 2022.
H.E. Ambassador for the United State of America in Sri Lanka, Mrs Julie J Chung extended a courtesy call on the Commander Security Forces, Jaffna Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu at the Security Forces Headquarters (Jaffna) during her official visit to Jaffna peninsula on 24 April 2022.