Sri Lanka National Guard

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Sri Lanka National Guard
Cap badge of the Sri Lanka National Guard
Active	1st November 1991 - Present
Country	Sri Lanka
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Type	National Guard
Role	Infantry
Size	26 volunteer battalions
Part of	Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
Regimental Centre	Kurunegala.
Nickname	SLNG
Motto	Defend
Anniversaries	1st November
Engagements	Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Centre Commandant	Lt Col D.H.M.W.B. Thammita
Ceremonial chief	Maj Gen Amitha Obeysekerra

The Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) is the largest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army. It is a Volunteer Regiment made up of 26 battalions coming under the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.

1 History
2 Units
3 Order of Precedence
4 See also
5 External links and sources

[edit] History

The Regimental Headquarters was raised in Malay Street Colombo under the guidance of Brig S.B.G de Silva SLAVF and was later moved Punani and then to Kurunegala which is the present home of the Regiment.

The primary task of the Sri Lanka National Guard is to protect the villagers in the Northern and Eastern provinces where 21 of its battalions are deployed, and the services they have rendered in carrying out this job is commendable. Apart from village security, they provide a yeoman service in keeping the lines of communication open in the eastern province. The majority of the troops employed in Colombo security belong to the National Guard and are often seen at check points in the city.

The only other regiments of this type in Sri Lanka firsts begin the Colombo Town Guard that was raised during the two world wars. The Sri Lanka National Guard is not the Sri Lankan Home Guard which comes under the Department of Civil Defence.