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The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Army.The SLAVF is separate from the Regular Force (known as the regular army) which consists of personal who are professional soldiers and its Regular Reserve, which comprises personal who have a mobilization obligation following their service in the regular army.
Defence Services School: The Defence Services School, Colombo was established on 17 of January 2007 as a national school for the children of armed forces and police personnel. Sri Lanka Army. The institutions under the Army Training Command that train officers and other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army are:
The National Security Council (NSC) of Sri Lanka is the executive body of the Sri Lankan government that is charged with the maintenance of national security with authority to direct the Sri Lankan military and Police. This was established in 1999 during the HE D. B. Wijetunga's government. Participants. The Prime minister; Minister of Defence
In 1987 the air force had a total strength of 3,700 personnel, including active reserves. The force had grown gradually during its early years, reaching a little over 1,000 officers and recruits in the 1960s. Rapid growth began in the mid-1980s, when the Sri Lankan Civil War drew the service into a major, long-term security role.
v. t. e. 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.
30 December – A member of a crime syndicate Saravana Gedara Kelum Udaya Kumara alias 'Thalwatte Kelum' is arrested by the Police Special Task Force in Batuwatte, Ragama. [136] 31 December – The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in Sri Lanka reaches 200.
The Police Ordinance No 16 of 1865 which established a statutory police force in the island of Ceylon, provided provisions for the Inspector General of Police or a Superintendent of Police to appoint additional police officers as special constables to keep the peace, which was practiced during emergencies such as the 1915 riots.
Prime Minister's Security Division (PMSD) is a unit of the Sri Lanka Police charged with the close protection of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is headed by a gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The unit consists of both uniformed and non-uniformed officers who provide close protection and guard Prime ...