NEW GENERAL STAFF OFFICER I (OPERATIONS/TRAINING) ASSUMES DUTIES

Lieutenant Colonel H D C Silva RWP RSP USP psc assumed office as the 7th General Staff Officer I (Operations / Training) of Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on 18 January 2023 during a brief ceremony at the VIR Regimental Headquarters, Boyagane, Kurunegala.

Lieutenant Colonel Champika Silva was enlisted to Sri Lanka Army Regular Force on 15 July 1996 and followed the basic military training as an Officer Cadet with Intake 45. After a successful training he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 20 June 1998 and posted to the 4th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel Champika Silva has held a number of significant command, staff and instructional appointments as indicated below:

General Staff Officer III (Additional) - Directorate of Training

Intelligence Officer – 5th UNPKO Battalion in Haiti (1st VIR Contingent)

Officer Commanding - 9th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

General Staff Officer 2 (Operations) - 66 Infantry Division

Regimental Adjutant - Regimental Centre VIR

Second In Command - 8th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

United Nations Staff Officer – South Sudan

Second In Command - 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Commanding Officer - 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Directing Staff - Senior Command Course - Army War Collage