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The Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment is a specialized ground combat corps within the Sri Lanka Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. Its members are the SLAF Regiment Officers and the airmen of operations ground specialization. The SLAF Regiment is fully capable of protecting all its air bases, installations by itself using infantry and light armored units as well as launch air assaults with Airborne Infantry elements (paratroopers). Ground-based air defense of vital military and civil installations around the country is carried out by the SLAF Regiment along with combat search and rescue missions (CSAR). The corps itself is simply known as the 'regiment'.

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  • The Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment is a specialized ground combat corps within the Sri Lanka Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. Its members are the SLAF Regiment Officers and the airmen of operations ground specialization. The SLAF Regiment is fully capable of protecting all its air bases, installations by itself using infantry and light armored units as well as launch air assaults with Airborne Infantry elements (paratroopers). Ground-based air defense of vital military and civil installations around the country is carried out by the SLAF Regiment along with combat search and rescue missions (CSAR). The corps itself is simply known as the 'regiment'. (en)
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  • 1960-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Constant Protection
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  • Air Assault
  • Force Protection,
  • Ground-Based Air Defence,
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  • Crest of the SLAF Regiment (en)
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  • Sri Lanka Air Force (en)
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  • Air Vice Marshal K Yahampath (en)
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  • Director Ground Operations (en)
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  • 1960 (xsd:integer)
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  • 200 (xsd:integer)
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  • Quick – Holyrood (en)
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  • Constant Protection (en)
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  • The Regiment (en)
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  • Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment (en)
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  • The Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment is a specialized ground combat corps within the Sri Lanka Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. Its members are the SLAF Regiment Officers and the airmen of operations ground specialization. The SLAF Regiment is fully capable of protecting all its air bases, installations by itself using infantry and light armored units as well as launch air assaults with Airborne Infantry elements (paratroopers). Ground-based air defense of vital military and civil installations around the country is carried out by the SLAF Regiment along with combat search and rescue missions (CSAR). The corps itself is simply known as the 'regiment'. (en)
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  • Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment (en)
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  • Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment (en)
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