Responding to a request from the Police OIC Puvarasankulam, the Fire & Rescue Team of SLAF Base Vavuniya, comprising one officer and four firefighters, successfully brought a large-scale forest fire near the University of Vavuniya under control on 19 August 2026.

The Change of Command of SLAF Station Palaly was held on 19 August 2026. The traditional Handing Over/ Taking Over parade was conducted at the Station, where the outgoing Commanding Officer Group Captain DSS Seneviratne USP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc handed over the command to PR Herath RWP, RSP, USP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Def Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc 

Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa USP ndc MBA in HRM MHRM was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (18 August 2026).