| en_116683_0 Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake as the Chief Guest attended the award ceremony of the Association of Retired Flag Rank Officers (ARFRO)-organized Masterminds Competition-2018, held at Boralesgamuwa Golden Rose Hotel on Saturday (1). | |
| en_116683_1 88 teams, comprised of tri service officers competed in this mega event, conducted under three phases. | |
| en_116683_2 54 Army, 19 Navy and 15 Air Force officer competitors, segmented into 3-member teams competed in the Masterminds Competition (MC) which was designed to improve the general knowledge on military affairs, social issues, current global trends and the practice of reading at leisure. | |
| en_116683_3 The Commander of the Army was welcomed by the President, ARFRO Rear Admiral (rtd) Sarath Rathnakeerthi at the venue. | |
| en_116683_4 The day's itinerary got to a start with the presentation of the conceptual analysis and a briefing presented by Major General (rtd) Upul Perera who is also the Chairman, ARFRO- Masterminds Competition Steering Committee. | |
| en_116683_5 Dr A. R Colonne delivered the guest lecture for the occasion. | |
| en_116683_6 Commander of the Army awarded medals, trophies, and cash prizes to the winners. | |
| en_116683_7 Air Force team, collecting the highest marks emerged as the best team and the runners-up slots went to Navy and Army teams. | |
| en_116683_8 The Commander of the Army made a brief speech to the occasion. | |
| en_116683_9 Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Tri service Directors of Training, Commandant DSCSC, Vice Chancellor KDU and many Senior Officers (serving and retried) joined the day's programme. | |