Name: Flt Lt HTII Somathilaka BSc (Avn Std) Hons
Profession: Commissioned Officer – Sri Lanka Air Force
Appointment: Troop Commander – Intake 41
Contact Details: Mobile: 0710219320 / 0763169964
E-Mail: imeshimantha@gmail.com
Flight Lieutenant H.T.I.I. Somathilaka is a Regiment officer in the Sri Lanka Air Force. He is a proud product of Vijitha Central College Dickwella. He joined the Sri Lanka Air Force as an Officer Cadet on 08 August 2013 to the Intake 56 of Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon completion of basic military training from Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School and Sri Lanka Air Force Academy. He was commissioned on 13 January 2017 and posted to the Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School Diyathalawa as the Training Wing Adjutant.
During his tour of duty, he has hold following important appointments:
- Adjutant Combat Training School – SLAF Stn Diyathalawa
- Training Support Officer – SLAF Stn Diyathalawa
- Recruit Training II – SLAF Stn Diyathalawa
- Officer I/C Fire – SLAF Stn Diyathalawa
- Adjutant 22 Regiment Wing – SLAF Stn Palaly
- Officer Commanding 221 Squadron – SLAF Stn Palaly
- Officer I/C Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) – SLAF Stn Palaly
- Officer I/C Fire – SLAF Palaly
- Officer I/C Land Base Air Defence – SLAF Stn Palaly
- Officer I/C Disaster Management School – SLAF Stn Mullaitivu
- Officer I/C Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) – SLAF Stn Mullaitivu
- Officer I/C Fire – SLAF Stn Mullaitivu
- Troop Commander – KDU
In recognition of his valuable and unblemished service rendered to the Air Force / Country, he has awarded with following medals:
- 75th Anniversary of Independence Medal.
- Sewabhimani Medal.
- Service Medal.
Bachelor of Science ( Hons) in Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
Flt Lt HTII Somathilaka has qualified in following local courses:
Local Courses such as:
- Intensive English Course (2014)
- Computer Training Course (2014)
- Land Base Air Defence Course (2016)
- Basic Marksmanship Course (2017)
- Explosive Ordinance Dispersal Basic Course (2017)
- Young Officers’ Course (2018)
- Unit Coacher Course (2019)
- Capacity Building Disaster Risk Management Course (2020)
- No. 01 Land Base Air Defence Refresher Course (2021)
- International Search and Rescue Adversary Group (2021)
- Disaster Management First Responders Basic training Course (2022)