Sri Lanka Navy has always safeguarded the national security as its highest responsibility; SLN's pivotal role in defeating the thirty year long brutal terrorism will be written in the annals of the country with due respect, stated His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Maithripala Sirisena, addressing naval personnel at the auditorium of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 28th June 2015.