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Master-General Of The Ordnance (Sri Lanka)
Master-General of the Ordnance is a senior position in the General Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, the post is a head by a senior officer of the Major General rank. The ''Master-General of the Ordnance's Branch'' is responsible for procurement and maintenance of vehicles and special equipment of the Sri Lanka Army. Coming under the preview of the Master-General of the Ordnance's Branch is the following Directorates; *Directorate of Ordnance Services *Directorate of Ordnance Procurement Services Past Masters-General of the Ordnance *Major General G.L. Sigera *Major General Asoka Thoradeniya *Major General Kamal Gunaratne General G. D. H. Kamal Gunaratne, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP is a retired Sri Lankan military officer. He is the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and the State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management. A retired career officer o ... *Major General Dhammika Liyanage *Major General Jagath Gunawardena *Major General Prasanna Chandrasekera Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Staff
A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the execution of their plans and orders, especially in case of multiple simultaneous and rapidly changing complex operations. They are organised into functional groups such as administration, logistics, operations, intelligence, training, etc. They provide multi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer, subordinate military units and other stakeholders.PK Mallick, 2011Staff System in the Indian Army: Time for Change Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi, vol 31. A centralised general staff results in tighter top-down control but requires larger staff at headquarters (HQ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Army
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Major General
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, whereas a major outranks a lieutenant. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and in the United States, when appointed to a field command, a major general is typically in command of a Division (military), division consisting of around 6,000 to 25,000 troops (several regiments or brigades). It is a two-star general, two-star rank that is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadier general. In the Commonwealth, major general is equivalent to the navy rank of rear admiral. In air forces with a separate rank structure (Commonwealth), major general is equivalent to air vice-marshal. In some countries including much of Eastern Europe, major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Gunaratne
General G. D. H. Kamal Gunaratne, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP is a retired Sri Lankan military officer. He is the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and the State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management. A retired career officer of the Sri Lanka Army, Gunaratne had served as the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 53 Division and was a former Deputy Ambassador to Brazil. He was the GOC of the 53 Division which killed the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran at Nandikadal, Mullaitivu. Early life and education Born to a family of teachers, his father was a school principal. Educated at Dharmapala Vidyalaya and Ananda College, he joined the army in 1981 as a cadet officer, undergoing basic officer training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy. Military career Early career After completing his basic training and a commando course, he was commissioned into the Rajarata Rifles as a second lieutenant. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagath Gunawardena
Major General Jagath Gunawardena, RSP, VSV, USP was a Sri Lankan senior army general. He was the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army, having served as the Commandant of the Volunteer Force, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters – Wanni and Master General of Ordnance. He served as the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Engineers. Early life and education Born in Colombo on 15 December 1965, Gunawardena was educated at D. S. Senanayake College. He has gained a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in War Studies from the University of Baluchistan, a Masters in Defence Studies from the University of Kelaniya, a Post Graduate Diploma with Merit in Conflict Resolution and Peace Preparedness, a Master of Arts with Merit in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford, a Master in National Security Administration from the University of Philippines, a Diploma in Senior Level Defence Management from University of Indore and Diploma in Human Rights from Institute of Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasanna Chandrasekera
Major general (Rtd) Prasanna Chandrasekera, ( si, ප්රසන්න චන්ද්රසේකර) is a retired senior Sri Lankan Army officer. He was the former Master-General of the Ordnance of the Sri Lankan Army, During the Sri Lankan civil war he was the Brigade Commander, 65 Division of the Kilinochchi District. Early life and education C. M. D. P. Chandrasekera (Prasanna) was born on 10 September 1965 in Kadugannawa ( Central Province, Sri Lanka). He studied at Dharmaraja College, Kandy from the year 1970 to 1984 where he took part in both academics and sports. Military career He enlisted into the Sri Lanka Army Regular Force on 1 November 1985 at Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyathalawa and Officers' Training School in Pakistan. Later, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and posted to Sri Lanka Signals Corps on 24 July 1986. Later as a senior army officer, he was the Director General, Real Estate and Quartering of the Sri Lanka Army from 2017 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
