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The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilake since 2006. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
In the recent past all serving air force commanders have been of the rank of Air Marshal, promoted to the Honorary rank of Air Chief Marshal when retiring or Promoted to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
His deputy is the Chief of Staff of the air force.
[edit] Commander of the Air Force, 1951–present
An
Air marshal's star plate is used by the Commander of the Air Force,Since all recently serving Air Force commanders where of the rank of
Air marshal.
- Air Commodore G.C. Bladon CBE, RAF (1950-1958)
- Air Vice Marshal J. L. Barker CB, CBE, DFC, RAF (1958-1962)
- Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara DFC & BAR, RCyAF (1962-1970)
- Air Chief Marshal Deshamanya Paddy Mendis MBIM, IDC, psc, SLAF (1971-1976)
- Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake USP, ndc, psc, SLAF (1976-1981)
- Air Chief Marshal D. C. Perera VSV, ndc, psc, SLAF (1981-1985)
- Air Chief Marshal A. W. Fernando VSV, ndc, psc, SLAF (1985-1990)
- Air Chief Marshal M.J.T.D.E.S. Gunawardena VSV, ndc, psc, SLAF (1990-1994)
- Air Chief Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF (1994-1998)
- Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF (1998-2002)
- Air Chief Marshal G. Donald Perera VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF (2002-2006)
- Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilake RWP & BAR, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF (2006-Present)
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Sri Lanka Army | 
Sri Lanka Navy | 
Sri Lanka Air Force
