A contingent of 21 Officers and 89 Airmen from the Sri Lanka Air Force's Aviation Unit, set to join the United Nations Multidimensional Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), will depart in early December.
The SLAF said the Pass Out Parade of the No. 9 Contingent of Aviation Unit under the MINUSCA was held on Monday at SLAF Base Katunayake.
Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, the Commander of the Air Force addressed the parade troops where he emphasized that the UN Headquarters has appreciated the Sri Lanka Air Force aviation contingents deployed in Central African Republic owing to display of bravery, service professionalism and devotion to the duty of our service personnel.
