The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the
Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is
Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. It is a position comparable to that of
Chief of the Air Staff of the
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force acts as a deputy commander within the command structure.
All serving air force commanders have been of the rank of
air marshal, promoted to the honorary rank of
air chief marshal on retirement or on promotion to
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
List of commanders
See also
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Sri Lanka Air Force
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Commander of the Army
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Commander of the Navy
References
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Sri Lanka Air Force
Sri Lanka Air Force air marshals
Air force appointments
Air Force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...
Sri Lanka
Lists of Sri Lankan military personnel