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  • 6 SRI LANKA ARTILLERY ASSISTED IN CLEARING NEGOMBO BEACH PATCH

    24th November 2023 19:38:28 Hours

    As per the request made by the Gampaha District Disaster Management Unit, west troops assisted in the clearing and beautification of Negombo Beach Park in the 141 Infantry Brigade area after the bad weather conditions.

  • CELEBRATION OF THE 34TH BATTALION DAY

    22nd November 2023 16:39:29 Hours

    34th Anniversary of 1st Battalion Sri Lanka National Guard was on 1st Nov 2023. Thereby, a bodhi pooja event was held for memory of the martyred and disable soldiers.

  • 143 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS CONTRIBUTED TO A KATINA CHEEVARA PINKAMA OF SRI SHAKYA MUNINDARAMA TEMPLE

    21st November 2023 16:35:25 Hours

    The troops of 143 Infantry Brigade with the approval and guidance of the Commander Security Forces Headquarter (West) and the General Officer Commanding of the 14 Infantry Division under the close supervision of the Commander 143 Infantry Brigade with the contribution of all ranks in the 143 Infantry Brigade has contributed for the Katina Cheevara Pinkama of Sri Shakya Munindarama Temple of 7 Mile Post, Thabbowa, Puttalam, by carrying the Katina Cheevaraya from the Brigade temple to the Sri Shakya Munindarama Temple in a procession on 15th November 2023.

  • A PLANTING OF SAPLINGS PROGRAMME HELD ON 16 NOVEMBER 2023

    21st November 2023 12:20:04 Hours

    With the prior approval and guidance of the Commander Security Forces Head Quarters (West) and the General Officer Commanding 14 Infantry Division, Under the supervision and participation with the Commander 143 Infantry Brigade, 40 troops of 16th Battalion, the Gajaba Regiment including the Commanding Officer participated for the Planting of Saplings (Ruk Ropana) as per the request made by the Director Forest Department Puttalam on 16 November 2023.

  • 8 GEMUNU WATCH EXECUTED A RESCUE MISSION IN UDUWELA-BALANGODA

    16th November 2023 15:48:56 Hours

    During overnight rescue operations in at Uduwela, Horankadura area in Balangoda, the 8 Gemunu Watch (GW) troops under command to 611 Infantry Brigade of 61 Infantry Division involved in the retrieval of bodies from a collapsed house.

  • DENGUE PREVENTION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED BY 144 INFANTRY BRIGADE IN MULLERIYAWA

    16th November 2023 07:58:10 Hours

    On the instructions of the Commander of the Army and under the directions of the Commander, Security Force Headquarters (West) Major General W H K S Peiris RWP RSP VSV USP ndu, with the guidance given by the General Officer Commanding 14 Infantry Division Major General K A W N H Bandaranayake USP, and close supervision of the Commander 144 1nfantry Brigade, Brig K D L C Wijenayake RWP RSP USP troops of 144 Infantry Brigade under the Security Force (West) launched a special dengue prevention programme, covering Gothatuwa, Kotikawththa, and Mulleriyawa public Health Medical areas in order to avoid possibilities for any outbreak of the epidemic on 11 Nov 2023.

  • WEST TROOPS STEPPED FORWARD TO ASSIST THE AFFECTED PEOPLE IN THE WADURAWA AREA

    10th November 2023 15:33:21 Hours

    Due to high wind condition and heavy rainfall in the 141 Infantry Brigade area 23 x Houses were damaged in the general area Wadurawa belongs to Divisional Secretariat Division Mirigama on 06 November 2023.

  • WEST TROOPS LISTENED TO AN INVALUBLE LECTURE ON ''MILITARY LITERATURE'' AND ''THE PROUD SOLDIER''

    10th November 2023 13:36:18 Hours

    Security Forces Headquarters (West) in connection with the customary training day invited lieutenant colonel Sujith Chaminda Edirisinghe the chief Editor of ''Ranaviruwa'' magazine of the Directorate of Psychological Operations in the Army and Major Sajith Bandara lsc to deliver a lecture on ''Military Literature'' and ''the Proud Soldier'' on Wednesday (08) at the conference hall of the 4th Artillery Regiment.

  • THE NEWLY APPOINTED LADY INCHARGE MRS. DILUPA PEIRIS VISITS VIRU KEKULU PRE SCHOOL - PANAGODA

    09th November 2023 15:28:16 Hours

    After assuming duties as the Lady Incharge of the ’Viru Kekulu' pre-school Panagoda, Mrs. Dilupa Peiris made her maiden official visit to the ’Viru Kekulu' pre-school Panagoda on 07 November 2023.

  • WEST TROOPS CONDUCTED A DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION AT THE BASE HOSPITAL – PUTTALAM

    07th November 2023 11:05:15 Hours

    Upon the request made by the Director of the Base Hospital - Puttalam with the approval and guidance of the Commander Security Forces Headquaters (West) Major General W H K S Peiris RWP RSP VSV USP ndu and the General Officer Commanding 14 Infantry Division Major General K A W N H Bandaranayake USP under the supervision of Commander 143 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier T M F Kitchilan RWP RSP and the Commanding Officer of 16th Battalion of the Gajaba Regiment Major S A D P Jayarathna USP psc conducted a quick reaction disaster management demostration with the participation of 02 x 20 troops of 16th Battalion of the Gajaba Regiment on 31st October 2023.