Security Forces Headquarters – Wanni is a regional

command Command may refer to: Computing * Command (computing), a statement in a computer language * COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS * Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards * ...

of the

Sri Lanka Army ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம் , image = File:Sri Lanka Army Logo.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army , start_date ...

, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the southern part or the

Vanni region The Vanni, also spelled Wanni, is the name given to the mainland area of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It covers the entirety of Mannar District, Mannar, Mullaitivu District, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya Districts, a ...

of the Northern Province, this includes several

division Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...

s and the independent

brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Br ...

s. Currently due to ongoing combat operations it is the largest command in the country. It is one of the five Security Forces Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding it is one of the most senior officers in the army, the post is designated as Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Vanni. The current Commander SFHQ-W is Major General Hemantha Bandara. The SFHQ-W is based at the defense complex at

Vavuniya Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municip ...

. Although it is primary a command of the

Sri Lanka Army ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம் , image = File:Sri Lanka Army Logo.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army , start_date ...

it coordinates operations and deployments of ground units of the Navy, Air Force and police with that of the army in that area. The

Sri Lanka Navy ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை , image = Sri Lanka Naval Seal.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy , dates = , c ...

units in the Northern Province come under the North Central Naval Area Command and

Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ...

units come under its own Northern Zonal Command.

Composition

* 56 Division, operating in the

Vavuniya District Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municipality is administered by Vavu ...

* 61 Division, operating in the

* 21 Division * 54 Division * 62 Division *Area Headquarters MannarTwo Security Forces Headquarters established in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi

Previous Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni

*Brigadier (Later Major General)T Paranagama *Major General (later General)

Shantha Kottegoda General Shantha H.S. Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (born November 6, 1949) is a retired senior Sri Lanka Army officer. He was the seventeenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1 July 2004 – 5 December 2005. He had served as the S ...

, *Major General (later General) Lionel Balagalle *Major General Sisira Wijesooriya *Major General (field Marshal)

Sarath Fonseka Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka ( si, ගාර්දිහේවා සරත් චන්ද්‍රලාල් ෆොන්සේකා, ta, சரத் பொன்சேகா; born 18 December 1950), commonly know ...

*Major General (later Lieutenant General)

Parami Kulatunga Lieutenant General Parami Sugandika Bandara Kulatunga, RSP, VSV, USP ( Sinhala:පාරමී කුලතුංග) (9 October 1951 in Kandy – 26 June 2006) was a senior Sri Lanka Army officer. He was serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff ...

*Major General Upali Edirisinghe *Major General Neil DiasBig shake-up in high command
/ref> *Major General Wasantha Perera *Major General (later Lieutenant General)

Jagath Jayasuriya General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP is a retired senior Sri Lanka Army officer; he was the Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and Commander of the Sri Lankan Army. During the closing stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, h ...

*Major General Kumudu Perera RWP RSP VSV USP ndu *Major General HJS Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc *Major General AMR Dharmasiri ndu psc *Major General JMUD Jayasinghe *Major General WLPW Perera RWP RSP ndu

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni Commands of the Sri Lanka Army Government of Vavuniya District