The Diyatalawa Air Force training camp situated at an altitude 1,499 meters (4,918 feet) has been the base from where airman and officers receive their basic training.
The location had been an Army camp in 1885 and eventually it was in 1952 that it was converted to a training camp of the Air Force. Initially it was known as Royal Ceylon Air Forces stable Hills Camp and in 1971 named as Ground Combat Recruit Training Unit.
It was in 1991 named as Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyathalawa and in 2013 renamed as Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School.
Air Commodore Vajira Senadheera is currently the Commanding officer of the camp.
By Rekha Tharangani Fonseka
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been arrested by the CID in Beliatta, the Police said.
The CID has arrested Susantha de Silva, former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for allegedly misappropriating 6.1 million rupees in 2014.
Sri Lanka Railways is enhancing services for the popular ’Ella Odyssey’ train to boost tourism.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been remanded until January 27.
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