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The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force acts as a deputy commander within the command structure.
Air Marshal R. A. Udeni P. Rajapaksa RSP & two Bars, VSV, USP is a senior Sri Lanka Air Force officer and pilot currently serving as Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force since June 2023. Previously, he served as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force , Director Air Operations, Base Commander SLAF Katunayake and Commandant of the Air Force ...
Sri Lanka: Service / branch: Sri Lanka Air Force: Years of service: 1985 - 2023: Rank: Air Chief Marshal: Commands: 18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Chief of Staff Commandant Air Force Academy China Bay Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake Base Commander SLAF Base Ratmalana No 5 Fighter Squadron No 10 Fighter Squadron No 12 Fighter ...
Gagan also commanded the Sri Lanka Air Force Base China Bay. During Eelam War I , the then Flying Officer Bulathsinghala was the pilot of Bell 412 that was hit by a Rocket-propelled grenade that has been fired by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on 18 December 1986 in Poovarasankulam Vavuniya.
Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha, VWV, RWP and two bars, RSP and bar, USP (born 26 November 1966) is former senior Sri Lanka Air Force officer and attack helicopter pilot. He is the current Secretary of Defence, having served as the first Air Commander, Southern Air Command and Commandant, Sri Lanka Air Force Academy, China Bay.
Arugam Bay is a popular surfing location [15] and is also the only international surf competition venue in Sri Lanka. It is also rated as one of the top ten surf destinations in the world, known as Ofek's main point. It has also hosted most of the international surfing competitions in Sri Lanka since 2004. [16] It also hosted the So Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka increased security around a Jewish community center in Arugam Bay after the U.S. and ... A police commando stands guard in front of a restaurant in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct ...
On 1 May 1986 he was appointed Commander of the Air Force with the rank of Air Marshal, the first air force officer to be promoted to that rank on appointment as Commander of the Air Force. [2] his tenure saw the expansion of the Air Force with the onset of the Sri Lankan Civil War. In 1983, he was awarded the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya.