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Rear Admiral Anthony Rohan Amarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, MNI, SLN was a distinguished Sri Lankan admiral and a Commissioned Naval Officer. He served as the Director of Naval Rapid Action Boat Squadron,〔(Navy Commander commends Navy elites )〕 Director Naval Operations, Commander Southern Naval Area(ComSouth), Director General Personnel and Training,〔(Female suicide bombers hiding under NGO cover:Promotions in the Sri Lanka Navy )〕 Commander North Central Naval Area(ComNorCen),〔(Regular intakes of 199th 200th and 201st pass out at SLNS Shiksha )〕 Commander Western Naval Area(ComWest)〔(Australian Naval Ship HMAS Anzac arrives at the Port of Colombo )〕 and Commander Eastern Naval Area(ComEast).〔(SLN’s largest naval exercise 'TRINEX' concludes successfully )〕 He retired from the active service in 2014 upon reaching a mandatory retirement age of 55 for Sri Lankan Armed Forces Personnel. At the time of his retirement, he was the 3rd most senior executive officer behind Commander of the Navy and the Chief of Staff. == Naval career == Rear Admiral Anthony Rohan Amarasinghe joined the Sri Lanka Navy on the 1st of November 1980 as an Officer Cadet of the 9th Intake at the Naval & Maritime Academy Trincomalee. He followed his basic training at Naval & Maritime Academy Trincomalee from 1980 to 1983 and Sub Lieutenant Technical course in India in 1983/84 with outstanding performances in Academics as well as in sports. Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe is a specialized gunner, graduated from gunnery school of INS Dronacharya at Kochi, India securing higher place in order of merit. He followed International Surface Warfare Officer Course at the School of Maritime Operations, HMS Dryad in United Kingdom. He successfully completed the Naval Intelligence International Officer Practical Course at the Fleet Intelligence Training Center Pacific (FITPAC)and International Combat Information Officer Course at the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific(EWTGPAC), San Diego in United States of America in 2002. He has been conferred with two diplomas in International Relations and Conflict resolution from the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute.He represented the Commander of the Navy at the RAN Seapower Conference 2013 & International Fleet Review in Sydney organized by the Royal Australian Navy and was a guest speaker at the Offshore Patrol Vessels conference (2014) in Dublin, organized by the Defence Forces of Ireland.〔(OUTLINING THE SRI LANKAN NAVY’S CURRENT OPV CAPABILITIES AND ITS FUTURE REQUIREMENTS )〕 He is also an alumnus of Near East Asia Center for Strategic Studies and of Army War College, Mhow. Sub Lt. Amarasinghe.JPG|Receiving the award for best academic performances in the 9th Intake at the passing out parade from Air Marshal Dick Perera in 1984. LtAR.JPG|Young Lt.Amarasinghe He held most important staff and Command appointments of Sri Lanka Navy both afloat and ashore. He served as the Officer In charge of Fast Attack Crafts P 453 and P 465, Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranakami, SLNS Ranadheera(Commissioning Commanding Officer), SLNS Pabbatha and the flagship of the Sri Lanka Navy, SLNS Sayura.〔(India, Sri Lanka carry out naval exercise )〕 Under his command, SLNS Sayura took part in IMDEX Asia 2005 expo held in Singapore.〔(Sayura at big military show in Singapore )〕 He was also the Commanding Officer of the shore establishments SLNS Gajaba, SLNS Dakshina, SLNS Parakrama, SLNS Rangalla, SLN Dockyard. In addition, he held the distinguished posts of Naval Media Spokesman,〔(Explosion at GMS in Welisara, but no casualties )〕 Director Naval Weapons, Director Naval Land Operations, Director Naval Intelligence, Deputy Area Commander of Northern Naval Area, Director Naval Rapid Action Boat Squadron, Director Naval Operations, Commander Southern Naval Area, Director General Personnel and Training,〔(Navy Commander makes a Special Inspection Tour in Trincomalee South )〕 Commander North Central Naval Area〔(Naval deployment Nachchikuda commissioned as SLNS Buwaneka )〕 and Commander Western Naval Area prior to his final appointment as the Commander Eastern Naval Area.〔(Graduation Ceremony of the inaugural Asymmetric Warfare Course of SLN )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rohan Amarasinghe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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