NEW GENERAL STAFF OFFICER I (OPERATIONS/TRAINING) TAKES OFFICE

Lieutenant Colonel H G S Gallage psc assumed office as the 8th General Staff Officer I (Operations/Training) of Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on 22 November 2023 during a brief ceremony held at the Regimental Headquarters, Boyagane, Kurunegala.

Lieutenant Colonel Shelton Gallage was enlisted to Sri Lanka Army Regular Force on 06 July 1999 and followed the basic military training as an Officer Cadet with Intake 50. After a successful training he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 30 June 2001 and posted to the 8th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment.

Some of the significant command, staff and instructional appointments held by Lieutenant Colonel Shelton Gallage are:

Adjutant - 8th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Adjutant - 24th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Staff Officer III (Officer Career Planning) – Regimental Centre

Officer Commanding – 24th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Officer Commanding (Regimental Institute Wing) – Regimental Centre

Staff Officer 2 (Administration) - Army Hospital Anuradhapura

Brigade Major - 553 Infantry Brigade

Second In Command – 23rd Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Commanding Officer – 4th Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

Senior Instructor – Army School of Logistics