CHANGE OF COMMAND AT JUNIOR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE SLAF ACADEMY CHINA BAY
The Change of Command at the Junior Command 
and Staff College SLAF Academy China Bay was held on  04 September 2023. The Handing Over/ Taking Over took place at the 
Office of the Commandant of SLAF Academy China Bay. The Commandant of 
SLAF Academy China Bay, the Acting Commanding Officer, Air Commodore 
NHDN Dias WWV and Bar, RSP and Bar, USP, MDS, Pg Dip (IR), psc, qhi 
handed over the command to Wing Commander VRS Vidanapathirana RSP and 
Bar, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Def Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), 
psc. Upon assuming the command, the Commanding Officer formally 
addressed the permanent staff and the Student Officers of the ongoing 
No. 74th  Junior Command and Staff 
Course.
The new Commanding Officer, Wing Commander VRS Vidanapathirana previously held the appointment of Commanding Officer No. 07 Helicopter Squadron at SLAF Base Hingurakgoda before being appointed as the Commanding Officer of Junior Command and Staff College SLAF Academy China Bay.
The new Commanding Officer, Wing Commander VRS Vidanapathirana previously held the appointment of Commanding Officer No. 07 Helicopter Squadron at SLAF Base Hingurakgoda before being appointed as the Commanding Officer of Junior Command and Staff College SLAF Academy China Bay.


