Sri Lanka Air Force Archives

Sri Lanka Air Force celebrates its 70th anniversary-BY NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:sundayobserver The faith was kept and the fight was fought, the glory theirs, the duty ours. Right throughout last week, the powwow of the dutiful Sri Lankans was centered on the 70th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). In view of its 70th anniversary, the SLAF demonstrated a special air show from March 03 to 05 at 5.00 pm at the Galle Face Green along with Indian Aerobatics teams. With a humble beginning as the Royal Ceylon Air Force with its establishment running back to March 02 1951, with barely 06 officers and 21 airmen, the revolutionary transformation of the SLAF into a formidable and masterly force, with a present capacity of nearly 34,000 officers and airmen and currently scattered into 20 branches deserves a true and lavish acclaim. ...

Flying to the Northern Warfront in the 1990s Part 2 – by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source: a surgeon’s tales “reminiscence of a surgeon” – dr gamini goonetilleke Personal Experiences in Managing Battle Casualties in the North The care for the injured soldier is an essential element of soldier morale and has been, for centuries in warfare. It is of utmost importance to make sure that medical facilities are available to soldiers when they were injured. It has also been shown that the availability of effective medical care improves combat performance and that their sacrifices are appreciated. In my previous post, I dealt with the necessity of civilian surgical teams flying to the war front in the North and the issue of managing the armed forces personnel injured in conflict at the Base Hospital, Palaly, situated within the High-Security Zone in Jaffna. The Armed Forces did not have adequate surgical teams ...