Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya assumes duties as Commander Northern Naval Area
Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya assumed duties as Commander Northern Naval Area at the Command Headquarters on 18th September 2020.
The new Area Commander was received to the Northern Naval Command according a Guard of Honour in compliance with naval traditions before he assumed the command duties in the new appointment giving prominence to religious observance.
Meanwhile, the former Commander Northern Naval Area and present Chief of Staff of the Navy, Rear Admiral Kapila Samaraweera was also accorded a Guard of Honour prior to his departure from the Command. The Deputy Area Commander, Heads of Departments, Commanding Officers as well as senior and junior officers from the Northern Naval Command were present on this occasion.
