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New Air Force Commander appointed
May 29, 201910:08 AM
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A new commander has been appointed to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), stated President’s Media Division.

 

Air Vice Marshall Sumangala Dias of SLAF was promoted to the rank of Air Marshall, today (29).

 

Subsequently, he was then appointed as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

 

The new Commander received his letter of appointment from President Maithripala Sirisena this morning (29) at the President’s Official Residence in Colombo.

 

Meanwhile his predecessor Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy, who is slated to retire today, was promoted to the four star rank of Air Chief Marshal with effect from yesterday (28).

 

Air Chief Marshal Kapila Jayampathy took over as the 16th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force on 12 September 2016. He is scheduled to relinquish command today at Air Force Headquarters.

 

 

 

 

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