{"id":27014,"date":"2025-02-17T07:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=27014"},"modified":"2025-02-17T07:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:25:49","slug":"inaugural-ceremony-of-lesc-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=27014","title":{"rendered":"INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF LESC 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27014\" class=\"elementor elementor-27014\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc32b6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc32b6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cf5334\" data-id=\"8cf5334\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca50f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca50f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The inaugural ceremony of the 05<sup>th<\/sup> Long Executive Specialisation Course (LESC) was held at the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Mini Auditorium of the Naval &amp; Maritime Academy (NMA) on 13<sup>th<\/sup> February 2025. The event marked the beginning of the course for 48 student officers who will undergo specialised training in Anti-Submarine Warfare, Communication, Gunnery, and Navigation.<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The ceremony was graced by Rear Admiral R. Joseph the Commandant of NMA, as the Chief Guest. The Senior Course Coordinator of LESC welcomed the gathering and conducted the course brief. 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