 The first RCyAF Regiment Squadron was formed under Flt Lt Gerry W. Weeraratna in 1956 to provide ceremonial guards and security for bases and airfields of the Royal Ceylon Air Force based on the RAF Regiment of the Royal Air Force.However the ground defence of the air bases and civil airports were supplemented by the Ceylon Army.This limited the ability of the army to deploy it troops in offensive operations and made the air force dependent on the army.