Commander of the Navy welcomed by civil staff members
 

The civil staff members of the Sri Lanka Navy organized a ceremony today (18 September 2017) to welcome the 21^st Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium, SLNS Parakrama.

Vice Admiral Sinniah was warmly welcomed by the Directress of Civil Administration, Mrs. Thusithakumari Dissanayake and the proceedings of the ceremony kicked off soon after the lighting of traditional oil lamp.

Addressing the civil staff members, the Commander of the Navy appreciated the assistance rendered by them for the successful conduct of routine administrative and related matters pertinent to the Navy.  While recognizing the years of service rendered by the civil staff members in the Navy, the Navy Commander expressed that he would expect continued contribution of them in future endeavours as well.

To mark the significance of this occasion, the Directress of Civil Administration  presented a memento to the Commander of the Navy. Senior naval officers from the Naval Headquarters along with a gathering of civil staff members were present on the occasion.