Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force

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Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Rank Insignia of a Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Country Sri Lanka
Service branch Sri Lanka Air Force
AbbreviationMSLAF
RankFive-star
NATO rank codeOF-10
Non-NATO rankO-11
Formation5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) (honorary)
Next lower rankAir chief marshal
Equivalent ranksField Marshal (Army)
Admiral of the Fleet (Navy)

Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force is the highest rank in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Marshal of the Air Force is ranked immediately above Air Chief Marshal, and has been awarded only once, to Roshan Goonetileke as an honorary rank.[1]

It is equivalent to Field Marshal in the Army and Admiral of the Fleet in the Navy.[2]

The insignia is four light blue bands (each on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a black broad band.

Marshals of the Sri Lankan Air Force[edit]

Appointed Name
Born
Died
Notes
5 August 2019 Roshan Goonetileke Former Chief of the Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force WDRMJ Goonetileke RWP & bar, VSV, USP, ndc, psc | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk.
  2. ^ "Former Navy and Air Force Chiefs elevated to highest ranks". www.dailymirror.lk.