Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera paid homage to the Sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Ruwanweli Maha Seya in the sacred city of Anuradhapura on 19th July 2014 to receive blessings on his new appointment.

The visiting Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air chief Marshal Arup Raha visited Trincomalee on 17th July 2014.

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera called on Inspector General of Police N.K. Illangakoon at the Police Headquarters on 17th July 2014.

Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air chief Marshal Arup Raha paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 16th July 2014.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera paid a courtesy call on His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith on 15th July 2014.

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy on 10th July 2014 and called on Mahanayakes of Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters to receive blessings on his new appointment.

Ten (10) Service Entry Candidates from the Executive, Logistic, Electrical, Band Master, Administrative Officer Health and Shipwright branches of the Navy passed out at the commissioning ceremony held at the Naval & Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee on 14th July 2014.

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has been pleased to appoint Rear Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP & Bar, RSP, USP, ndc, psn, as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 07th July 2014.

His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa commissioned SLNS Mihikatha and SLNS Rathnadeepa at the Port of Colombo on 09th July 2014.

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera paid a courtesy call on Secretary to His Excellency the President, Mr. Lalith Weerathunge at the Presidential Secretariat on 08th July 2014.