Rasika Fernando

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Rasika Fernando

Service/branch Sri Lanka Army
Years of service1985-2020
Rank Major General
UnitGajaba Regiment
Commands heldSecurity Forces Headquarters – East
Sri Lanka National Guard
Battles/warsSri Lankan Civil War
Awards Rana Sura Padakkama

Major General Rasika Fernando, RSP, ndc was a Sri Lankan senior army general. He was the Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lankan Army, having served as the, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters – East. He is the Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka National Guard.[1][2]

Military career[edit]

Major General Rasika Fernando enlisted on 6 June 1985 to the Sri Lanka Army, enrolling in the Sri Lanka Military Academy. He was first commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Gajaba Regiment. He was the 221 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Staff (SFHQ-South), Brigadier General Staff (SFHQ-West), Brigadier General Staff (SFHQ-East), Director Infantry of Army Headquarters, General Officer Commanding, 68 Division, Director General General Staff of the OCDS, and the Commander, Security Forces - East. He subsequently was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Sri Lanka National Guard.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Security Forces Headquarters East". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. ^ a b "Major General Rasika Fernando, New DCOS | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-29.