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Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps

Sua Tela Tonati

CENTRE COMMANDANT OF THE REGIMENT


COLONEL K M A W K PERERA AATO

1.       Colonel K M A W K Perera AATO, who was born on 07 July 1971, is a proud product of St Johne’s College - Panadura. The Senior Officer joined the Sri Lanka Army on 31 December 1993 with SC 7 of Sri Lanka Army Military Academy. Upon successful completion of Basic Military Training and he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and posted to the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps on 20 December 1994.

2.      During his illustrious military career, he has held various appointments in both operational and non-operational areas as mentioned below

        a.      Group Officer - 2 Division Ordnance Unit (ANP)
        b.      Officer Commanding - Forward Ordnance Troops SLAOC (KKS)
        c.      Group Officer - 2 Division Ordnance Unit (ANP)
        d.      Officer Commanding - Forward Ordnance Depot (VNA)
        e.      Adjutant & Stock Control Officer - 2 SLAOC (ANP)
        f.      Staff Officer III & II - Directorate of Ordnance Services (AHQ)
        g.      Officer Commanding - Ordnance Store Section - Artillery Brigade (PNG)
        h.      Officer Commanding - Ordnance Store Section - Artillery Brigade (MIN)
        i.      Offg Maj (AQ) - Commando Brigade (WLK)
        j.      Maj (AQ) - Commando Brigade (VNA)
        k.      Deputy Commandant - Base Ordnance Depot (Maradana)
        l.      Second in Command - 4 (V) SLAOC (KDY)
        m.      Commanding Officer - 6 SLAOC (KLN)
        n.      Staff Officer 1 - Master General Ordnance Branch (AHQ)
        o.      Deputy Commandant - Central Arms and Ammunition Depot (Veyangoda)
        p.      Staff Officer I (VA) -RHQ SLAOC (Dombagoda)
        q.      Deputy Centre Comdt and Staff Officer 1 (VA) - RHQ SLAOC (Dombagoda)
        r.      Col (A&Q) - Security Force Headquarters (Jaffna)
        s.      Col (LOG) - Headquarters Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
        t.      Head of Procurement - DHQC (Akuregoda)

3.      Presently, this Senior Officer is serving as the Offg Centre Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps, Dombagoda.

4.      To his credit, he has attended a number of local and foreign courses of academic and professional value.

      a.      Local Courses

     (1)      Basic Intelligence Course
     (2)      Young Officer Course – CDO trg sch (Uva Kudaoya)
     (3)      Junr Staff Offr Course - OSC (DLA)
     (4)      UN Mission Trg Course (Kukuleganga)

      b.      Overseas Courses

     (1)      Basic Ordnance Officer Course No 24 (Bangladesh)
     (2)      MID Career (ORD) Course - 30 (Pakistan)
     (3)      Arms & Ammunition Technical Officer Course - 17 (India)
     (4)      Senior Management Officer Course -42 (India)
     (5)      Higher Ordnance Management Course (HOMC) - 51 (India)

      c.      Visits

     (1)      Visit to India With MGO

      d.      Mission

     (1)      TP Comdt - UN Mission (Haiti)

5.      The Senior Officer has been conferred with following medals during his illustrious service in the Army so far.

        a.      East Humanitarian Operation Medal
        b.      North Humanitarian Operation Medal
        c.      Purna Bhumi Padakkama
        d.      North and East Operations Medal
        e.      Riviresa Campaign Service Medal
        f.      75th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal
        g.      50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal
        h.      Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal 1999
        i.      Videsha Seva Padakkama
        j.      United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH))
        k.      Long Services Medal
        l.      Sewabimani Padakkama
        m.      Service Medal

6.      Colonel Ashoka Perera who has maintained the highest standards of discipline, counts over 29 years of committed service in the Army.

7.      He is married to Mrs Nilusha Imaleei Samarakkodi