21 March 2024 08:26 am
The Sri Lanka Air Force Excellence Awards 2023 was held at the Eagles’ Lagoon View Banquet Hall, Katunayake under the patronage of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa. Outstanding performances of the Airmen and Airwomen within the Air Force were recognized and appreciated in order to motivate them to strive for continued excellence through dedication.
This year, Flight Sergeant Kumara AMDSR (Operations Ground Special) and Corporal Ramanayake SMSEI (Operations Ground I) were named the Most Outstanding Airman and Airwoman for the Year 2023.
The team from the Air Defence Radar Squadron from SLAF Station Mirigama won the “Best Research Team” award this year having obtained the highest points during the selection process. The team won this award for its research on “Acquiring of real time Radar Data of INDRA MK II Radar in SLAF to main Air Defence Operations Centre”.
The award for the Best Quality Control Circle (QCC) was yet again won by the QCC titled “Centurian” forwarded by the No.01 Information Technology Wing at SLAF Base Ratmalana. This year, the award for the Best Environment Management Project for the year 2023 was secured by Sri Lanka Air Force Base Vavuniya.