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  • AWARENESS PROGRAMME FOR NEWLY PASSED OUT QUARTERMASTERS

    09th January 2024 12:34:51 Hours

    Fifteen Quartermasters who recently concluded the Quartermaster Course No. 6 from Army Logistics School were warmly welcomed to the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and educated them on the subjects which relevant to their career progression on the concept of Major General M K Jayawardena RSP VSV USP ndc, the Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.

  • VOLUNTEERING TO BE SHINED UNDER A NEW COMMAND

    02nd January 2024 15:54:21 Hours

    Major General M K Jayawardena RSP VSV USP ndu assumed duties as the 54th successor in the office of the Commandant of the SriLanka Army Volunteer Force on 01 January 2024 at the Headquarters of the Volunteer Force amidst formal military formalities accomplished.

  • LEAVING INDELIBLE CHAPTER, MAJOR GENERAL U D WIJESEKERA RELINQUISHES OFFICE OF COMMANDANT-SLAVF

    29th December 2023 16:25:11 Hours

    Major General U D Wijesekera RWP RSP USP rcds psc, who rendered yeoman service to the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and the nation more than 35 years of service saluted in a customary ceremony before relinquished his appointment as the 53rdCommandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force on 28 December 2023 upon his retirement.

  • SLAVF PROVIDES GIFTPACKS FOR ITS CIVIL STAFF

    23rd December 2023 10:24:27 Hours

    With a view of celebrating Christmas and New Year and uplifting the living standards of civil staff who serve at Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, a ceremony of distributing gift packs including dry rationsconducted at SLAVF under the notion of Major General U D Wijesekera RWP RSP USP rcds psc, the Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and the close supervision of Major General Thusitha Silva KSP, the Deputy Commandant SLAVF at Multifunctional Hall on 21 st December 2023 during a simple ceremony.

  • INFRASTRUCTURES UNDERSCORE THE SMOOTH FUNCTIONS OF THE VOLUNTEER FORCE TRAINING SCHOOL

    19th December 2023 16:46:10 Hours

    The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS) serves as the utmost training establishment of the Volunteer Force, and is tasked as the basic training provider for the aspiring ranks and files who join the Sri Lanka Army. Enhancing its utmost requirement, the newly-constructed Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess was declared open by Lieutenant General HLVM Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, the Commander of the Army who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest at the invitation of Colonel JAG Jayarathne KSP, the Commandant VFTS on 17 December 2023 at the VFTS.

  • MAJOR GENERAL U D WIJESEKERA ASSUMES DUTIES AS THE COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT OF THE SRI LANKA SINHA REGIMENT

    15th December 2023 08:16:31 Hours

    Major General U D Wijesekera RWP RSP USP rcds psc took over duties and responsibilities as the 17 th successor in the office of the Colonel of the Regiment of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment(SLSR) on Tuesday (12 December) amidst religious blessings and customary military formalities accorded.

  • HQ SLAVF HAILS NOTEWORTHY ROLES OF RETIRING NCC OFFICERS

    07th December 2023 15:58:12 Hours

    A splendid felicitation ceremony was organized in honour of long years of active service of forty four Officers who absorbed in the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force from the National Cadet Corps. The retiring Officers have rendered notable service towards the Army with the motto of “ Never be Unprepared ” and the felicitation ceremony was held under the patronage of Major General U D Wijesekera RWP RSP USP rcds psc, the Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force under the direction of Major General Thusitha Silva KSP, the Deputy Commandant SLAVF on 06 December 2023 at SLAVF premises.

  • DINERS’ CLUB TOUCHES “LIFE CHALLENGES AND BALANCE PERSONALITY” AT SLAVF

    06th December 2023 14:10:27 Hours

    In commencing the first segment of the event agenda, the Guest Speaker Professor Mohomed Mahees was warmly welcomed by the Commandant and the Deputy Commandant of SLAVF on the arrival. Afterwards, during the pre-interaction session, Brigadier W G P Sisira Kumara RSP, the Inspector of Training of SLAVF delivered introductory remarks of the guest lecturer to the audience who was awaiting the Guest Speaker’s words of wisdom.

  • THE RETIREMENT THAT GRATIFIED EVER

    05th December 2023 09:10:04 Hours

    The senior officers, Colonel H W K C Wadugoda and Colonel N M K Chandrakrishna RSP of the Volunteer Force in the Sri Lanka Army, were felicitated in honour of the active contribution and reasoning out the military career to the utmost interest of the Sri Lanka Army upon their retirement, at the Headquarters of the Volunteer Force on 01 December2023.

  • ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTION AT THE SECURITY FORCES HEADQUARTERS (CENTRAL)

    28th November 2023 09:37:59 Hours

    Ensuring the sound administrative mechanism of ten (10) volunteer battalions under the area of responsibility of the Security Forces (Central), the annual administrative inspection conducted by the Headquarters of the Volunteer Force took place on 23rd and 24th November 2023.