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A new cohort of Sri Lankan marines participated in a passing out ceremony in Trincomalee earlier this month.
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In this current batch, 152 Sri Lankan marines completed their training.
“They now join the SLN’s elite Marine Battalion renowned for their dexterity in a wide variety of warfare which include executing amphibious operations with precision and defending the island-nation from enemy attacks, descending on any part of its coast at short notice,” stated an official military website.
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