A delegation of Bangladesh National Defence College (NDC), currently on a study tour in Sri Lanka, headed by Rear Admiral M Anwarul Islam visited the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) on 17th September 2018.
The delegation comprised of 15 Army, 03 Navy, 03 Air Force and 02 Civil Service Officers. The Defence Attache of the High Commission of Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, Commo....
  
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President Maithripala Sirisena 
Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene MP 
Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne P.C 
Adm R.C Wijegunaratne WV, RWP & Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psn |
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The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who is on an official visit to Mexico attended the Six Heroic Cadets' Memorial Parade on 13th of September. 
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne left the Island today (10th September) to attend the 208th Independence Commemoration Ceremony of United Mexican States representing Sri Lanka from 10 to 17 September 2018, on the invitation of Defence Minister of Mexico, General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.
The Commandant, Command and Staff College of Pakistan, Major General Sarfraz Ali, who is on an offical visit to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff this morning (07 September 2018).
"The Sri Lankan Military Band" composed of Sri Lanka Army, Navy and the Air force performed during the 11th International Military Music Festival SPASSKAYA Tower on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia on 19th August to 02nd September 2018, for the first time in history. The Band Masters of Military bands called on CDS today (05th September) on their return to Island. 
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).
The Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) in collaboration with the National Authority for the Implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board and the Country Office for the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a five day 'Advance Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive materials (CBRNE) Preventative and Responder Course', for Tri-Services....
Petty Officer AMK Adikari of the Sri Lanka Navy, Special Boat Squadron (SBS) who secured two 1st place podium finishes at the 'Navy Cup - 2018, Jet Ski Championship', was commended for his outstanding performances by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS), today (23rd April, 2018).