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Chief of Staff of the Air Force has been the title of the second in command of the Sri Lanka Air Force . The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of Air Vice Marshal and is the second most senior position in the Air Force. Chief of Staff is charged with assisting the Air Force Commander in both operational and administrative aspects, functioning as the Acting Air Force Commander in his absences or incantation. Chief of Staff is assisted by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
List of chiefs of staff [ edit ]
No
Chief of staff
Took office
Left office
Notes
Wing Commander A. E. Dale
Wing Commander Rohan Amerasekera
May 1955
December 1960
Wing Commander Rohan Amerasekera was appointed as 3th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Vice Marshal.
Group Captain Paddy Mendis
December 1969
Wing Commander Paddy Mendis was appointed as 4th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Vice Marshal.
Air Commodore Harry Goonatilake
13 October 1976
Air Commodore Harry Goonatilake was appointed as 5th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Vice Marshal.
Air Commodore Dick Perera
30 April 1981
Air Commodore Walter Fernando was appointed as 6th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Vice Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Walter Fernando
1981
30 April 1985
Air Vice Marshal Walter Fernando was appointed as 7th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Terry Gunawardena
31 July 1990
Air Vice Marshal Terry Gunawardena was appointed as 8th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe
16 February 1994
Air Vice Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe was appointed as 9th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Anslem Peiris
Air Vice Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody
5 March 1998
Air Vice Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody was appointed as 10th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Donald Perera
December 1998
15 July 2002
Air Vice Marshal Donald Perera was appointed as 11th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal WDRMJ Goonetileke
10 June 2006
Air Vice Marshal WDRMJ Goonetileke was appointed as 12th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama
2011
27 February 2011
Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama was appointed as 13th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake
27 February 2011
27 February 2014
Air Vice Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake was appointed as 14th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala
2014
14 June 2015
Air Vice Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala was appointed as 15th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Sumangala Dias
1 October 2016
28 May 2019
Air Vice Marshal Sumangala Dias was appointed as 17th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana
2019
1 November 2020
Air Vice Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana was appointed as 18th Commander of the Air Force and promoted to Air Marshal.
Air Vice Marshal Prasanna Payoe
9 March 2021
Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa
12 September 2022
29 June 2023
Air Vice Marshal RS Wickremeratne
9 July 2023
