The pride of the Nation, the Army's elite Special Forces (SF), having once again 'Vowed to Reach the Goal Fearlessly', translated literally their motto, "Adhishtanayen Abheethawa Aramuna Karaa" bestowed SF graduation on 4 Officers and 315 Other Ranks in the Intake-49 during a glittering passing-out ceremony, held on Saturday (22) morning at the Special Forces Training School in Maduruoya....
  
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President Maithripala Sirisena 
Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene 
Adm R.C Wijegunaratne WV, RWP & Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, NI(M), ndc, psn |
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The newly appointed Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias called on the Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff(OCDS), at BMICH today evening (17th June 2019).
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne returned to the Island today (3rd) having taken part in the Shangri-La Dialogue held from 31st May to 2nd June in Singapore.
Mr. Philippe Grussenmeyer, Regional Defence Attaché, Mr. Jead-Rene Degans, Captain (French Navy), Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Centre in Singapore and Mr. Sebastien Tarquis, Commander (French Navy) State Action at Sea Adviser to Flag Officer Commanding French Forces in South Indian Ocean paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne on 22nd May....
The National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony 2019 held at the War Heroes Monument in Battaramulla under the patronage of H.E. the President, Maithripala Sirisena today evening (19th May) for the 10th successive time. Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne was also present on the occasion.
Petty Officer (SBS) WMJC Weerasinghe who is in the Security Staff of Chief of Defence Staff won the Gold Medal in "Man Vs Man Production" Division at the Sharp Shooter 2019 Level III Championship held from 31st January to 3rd February in the Hill Country Sports Shooting Club Range, Hantane. 
The Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team conducted a training programme on 'Cyber Security' (fundamentals of Internet, Global cyber threats landscape, secure usage of social media and internet, email and mobile device security) for the tri-services personnel on 16th November 2018, at the Regimental Headquarters of the Sri....
Major General Muhammad Samrez Salik, Director General of the Institute of Strategic Studies Research and Analysis (ISSRA), National Defence University, Pakistan paid a courtesy call with the Chief of Staff, Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne on 13th September 2018 at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) at the BMICH. 
The Office of the Chief of Defence Staff in collaboration with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura organized a 10 day training programme on Project Management for the middle grade officers of the Tri Services. 
The two week long Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context (MDWSC) export course sponsored by the United Kingdom in collaboration with the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) concluded on Friday (25th May, 2018).