{"id":32592,"date":"2025-07-02T09:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=32592"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:38:48","slug":"commodore-dinesh-bandara-assumes-duties-as-the-commandant-of-the-naval-and-maritime-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=32592","title":{"rendered":"COMMODORE DINESH BANDARA ASSUMES DUTIES AS THE COMMANDANT OF THE NAVAL AND MARITIME ACADEMY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32592\" class=\"elementor elementor-32592\" 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-3ba3c28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba3c28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"#htmegatab-349fe9f2\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4\u0dbd |<\/a><a class=\"htb-nav-link  elementor-repeater-item-261482a\" href=\"#htmegatab-349fe9f3\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd<\/a>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"htmega-tab-content-area htb-tab-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"htmega-single-tab htb-tab-pane htb-fade htb-active htb-show elementor-repeater-item-04b5554\" id=\"htmegatab-349fe9f1\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"htmega-tab-content\"><h2>COMMODORE DINESH BANDARA ASSUMES DUTIES AS THE COMMANDANT OF THE NAVAL AND MARITIME ACADEMY<\/h2>\n&nbsp;\n<p align=\"justify\">Commodore Dinesh Bandara assumed duties as the 41st Commandant of the prestigious Naval &amp; Maritime Academy, the premier training institute of the Sri Lanka Navy on 02<sup>nd <\/sup>July 2025.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The ceremonial function was held in front of the Commandant\u2019s office 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