Sri Lanka Army Service Corps Explained

Unit Name:Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
Dates:30 October 1949 - Present
Country: Sri Lanka
Type:Supply Regiment
Role:Military supply chain management
Size:7 Reg & 1 Vol units
Commander1:Col E M G A Ambanpola
Commander1 Label:Centre Commandant
Commander2:WO1 A A D N Amarasooriya
Commander2 Label:Regimental Sergeant Major
Colonel Of The Regiment:Maj Gen I P Kandanaarachchi
Garrison:Panagoda
Garrison Label:Regimental Centre
Nickname:Waggoneers
Identification Symbol Label:Flag
Battles:1971 Insurrection
Insurrection 1987-89
Sri Lankan Civil War
Anniversaries:30 October (Regimental day)

The Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) is a Combat Support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is to carry supplies to the soldier where he is, and run an efficient organization for the provision of transport, fuel, oil and lubricants which are the 'life blood of an army’. It is made up of 7 regular units and one volunteer (reserve) units and is headquartered at its Regiment Center at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda. The corps has a trade school in Anuradhapura which trains drivers, cooks and clerks for the Army.

Units

Volunteers

Notable members

Alliances

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