page_title: Crishantha de Silva
hierarchical_section_title: Crishantha de Silva
caption_attribution_description: 160727-N-GR718-083 COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (July 27, 2016) Capt. Glenn Jamison, the commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), greets Sri Lanka Army Maj. Gen. Crishantha De Silva during a reception on the flight deck. Sailors and Marines from USS New Orleans and the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are in Sri Lanka to increase bilateral ties with the Sri Lankan navy and exchange best practices on humanitarian assistance/ disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea D. Daily/Released)
context_page_description: General Akurathiya Withanage Jagath Crishanthe de Silva, RWP, USP is a former senior Sri Lanka Army officer and military engineer. He had served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, as the Chief of Defence Staff and as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the Bangladesh.
context_section_description: General Akurathiya Withanage Jagath Crishanthe de Silva, RWP, USP is a former senior Sri Lanka Army officer and military engineer. He had served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, as the Chief of Defence Staff and as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the Bangladesh.
caption: De Silva on board the USS New Orleans
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