Ten (10) Service Entry Candidates from the Executive, Logistic, Electrical, Band Master, Administrative Officer Health and Shipwright branches of the Navy passed out at the commissioning ceremony held at the Naval & Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee on 14th July 2014.

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has been pleased to appoint Rear Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP & Bar, RSP, USP, ndc, psn, as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 07th July 2014.

His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa commissioned SLNS Mihikatha and SLNS Rathnadeepa at the Port of Colombo on 09th July 2014.

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera paid a courtesy call on Secretary to His Excellency the President, Mr. Lalith Weerathunge at the Presidential Secretariat on 08th July 2014.

Defence Advisor attached to the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Sheryar Pervaiz Butt paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 07th July 2014.

His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the newly renovated Galle Fort Methodist Church on 04th July 2014.

His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremonially handed over the 104 houses constructed in the Anuradhapura district under the 16th phase of the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project on 05th July 2014.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera addressed the cadet officers of the 54th Intake at the Admiral Somathillake Dissanayake Auditorium at SLNS Parakrama on 03rd July 2014.

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera called on Chief of Defence Staff, General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Daya Rathnayake and Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff and the respective forces' headquarters on 02nd and 03rd July 2014.

Sri Lanka Navy won the championship (male) and emerged runners-up (female) in the open category at the 29th National Rowing Championship.