{"id":40672,"date":"2026-08-03T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=40672"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:29:14","slug":"commenced-the-basic-marksmanship-course-02-2026-at-nma-on-03-aug-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=40672","title":{"rendered":"COMMENCED THE\u00a0 BASIC MARKSMANSHIP COURSE 02\/2026 AT NMA ON 03 AUG 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40672\" class=\"elementor elementor-40672\" 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-cf7e0eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf7e0eb\" 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-a654f54\" data-id=\"a654f54\" 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-75f9447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-htmega-tab-addons\" data-id=\"75f9447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"htmega-tab-addons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"htmega-tab-area htmega-tab-style-\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"htmega-tab-nav htb-nav htmega-tab-menu-style-\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n                    <a class=\"htb-nav-link htb-active htb-show elementor-repeater-item-04b5554\" href=\"#htmegatab-75f94471\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">English |<\/a><a class=\"htb-nav-link  elementor-repeater-item-890cb66\" href=\"#htmegatab-75f94472\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4\u0dbd |<\/a><a class=\"htb-nav-link  elementor-repeater-item-261482a\" href=\"#htmegatab-75f94473\" 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-75f94471\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"htmega-tab-content\"><h2>COMMENCED THE BASIC MARKSMANSHIP COURSE 02\/2026 AT NMA ON 03 AUG 26<\/h2><br>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Basic Marksmanship Course 02\/2026 commenced on 03<sup>rd<\/sup> August 2026 at the Naval Marksmanship &amp; Sniper Training School, Naval &amp; Maritime Academy.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The course commenced with nine (09) officers and eleven (11) junior sailors. The primary aim of this course is to enhance the proficiency of Sri Lanka Navy personnel in handing small arms. Additionally, the course is designed to improve the professional knowledge and skills of the trainees, enabling them to handle their personal weapons efficiently and accurately under any battle condition.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The opening address of the course was delivered by Lieutenant (INF) AMED Senevirathna, Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Marksmanship &amp; Sniper Training School of NMA.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"htmega-single-tab htb-tab-pane htb-fade  elementor-repeater-item-890cb66\" id=\"htmegatab-75f94472\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"htmega-tab-content\"><h2>\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dab \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0da9\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4  \u0db4\u0dcf\u0da8\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dc0 2026\/02 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca\u0db7\u0d9a \u0d8b\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dc0\u0dba<\/h2>\n&nbsp;\n<p align=\"justify\">2026\/02  \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9a 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