Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, the incumbent Commander of the Army this morning (2), amid tri service Guard of Honours took command as the new acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) during an assumption of command ceremony, held at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) premises at BMICH.
Senior Officers at the OCDS welcomed Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva on arrival a....
  
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 
Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa 
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The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the acting Chief of Defence Staff by his Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa with effect from January 01, 2020.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, the highest ranking military officer in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces relinquished duties as the Chief of Defence Staff this morning (31st Dec).
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne made a farewell call on the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Major General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne today at the Ministry of Defence.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne made a farewell call on the Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today at Temple Trees.
“Once you have tasted the taste of Sky, you will forever look up” - Leonardo da Vinci
The Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) in collaboration with the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) of University of Sri Jayewardenepura organized a 05 day training programme titled “Executive Development for Middle Grade Officers of the Tri Services".
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.