Name: Major Mesitha Pannalage GR Bsc (Log Mgt)
Profession: Commissioned Officer – Sri Lanka Army
Appointment: Troop Commander -Intake 41
Contact Details: Mobile: 094710219312
E-Mail: mesi.pasan@gmail.com
Major Mesitha Pannalge is member of the Gajaba Regiment. He is a proud product of St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa. He joined the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet on 23 September 2010 to the Intake 28 of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Upon completion of basic military training from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and Sri Lanka Military Academy he was Commissioned on 23 September 2012 and posted to the Gajaba Regiment, one of the Infantry Outfits of Sri Lanka Army.
During his tour of duty, he has held many important Command, Staff and Instructional appointments in the Sri Lanka Army.:
Command Appointments
- Platoon Commander – 27th Battalion The Gajaba Regiment.
- Officer Commanding – Army Commander’s Security Unit.
- Second In Command (Overlooking) – Army Commander’s Security Unit.
Staff Appointments
- Intelligence Officer – 27th Battalion The Gajaba Regiment.
- Staff Officer III (Officers Career Planning Section) – Gajaba Regimental Centre.
- Operation and Training Officer – Army Commander’s Security Unit.
Instructor Appointments
- Troop Commander – Kotelawala Defence University.
In recognition of his valuable and unblemished service rendered to the Army/ Country, he has awarded with following medals:
- 75th Anniversary of Independence Medal.
- Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal.
- Sewabhimani Medal.
- Service Medal.
- Bachelor of Science in Logistics Management (Supply Chain Mgt) – Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. (Second Class Upper Division).
Major Mesitha Pannalage has qualified in following local and overseas courses:
Local Courses such as:
- Officer Cadet Course- Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa (2013)
- Young Officers Course- CRTS/ATS/ITC. (2014)
- Junior Staff Course- Officer Career Development Center, Buttala. (2015)
- Counter Insurgency & Jungle Warfare Course-Army Training Center, Maduruoya.(2020)
- Junior Command Course- Army War College, Buttala.(2022)
Foreign Courses such as:
- Officer’s Weapon Course no 101 – Bangladesh. (2021)
- Basic Tactics & Military Ethos Course- India. (2021)
During his career of 13 years, Major Mesitha Pannalage has attended for following Seminars, Conferences and Workshops:
- Annual Symposium 2011 (Challenges of Post Conflict Sri Lanka) of Kotelawala Defence University (18 and 19 August 2011).
- International Symposium 2012 (Ensuring National Security through Reconciliation & Sustainable Development) of Kotelawala Defence University (22 and 23 August 2012).
- The Victory Dictation on Great Patriotic War conducted at Russian House, Colombo 07 (27 April 2023)
- Olympic Value Educational Programme (To drive Undergraduates’ quality of life) for University Physical Instructors conducted by National Olympic Committee at Sabaragamuwa University Sri Lanka (21 to 24 July 2023).
- Student Research Forum 2023 (Strategic Futures of an Emerging World Order) organized by Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies at Kotelawala Defence University. (15 August 2023).
- International Research Conference 2023(Achieving Resilience through Digitalization, Sustainability and Sectoral Transformation) of Kotelawala Defence University. (07 and 08 September 2023).
The areas of interest of the Senior Officer are as follows.
- Co -Author of paper (Challenges in Reducing paper waste in the Sri Lanka Army: Analysis of the existing Methods) published on International Research Conference 2023 held on 07 and 08 September 2023 at Kotelawala Defence University.
- Interest on “Military History” and “Current Affairs”.
- Instructor in Leadership, Management, Customs and Etiquette.