| Sri Lanka Marine Corps | |
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| ශ්රී ලංකා මැරීන් බලකාය | |
 Sri Lankan Marines Assault Beach at Sri Lankan Naval Satation in Mullikulum, Sri Lanka | |
| Active | 2016 - Present |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Branch |  Sri Lanka Navy |
| Type | Marines |
| Role | amphibious warfare |
| Garrison/HQ | SLNS Vidura |
| Website | marine |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | Commander(Marine) LGDMS Dissanayake |
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Sri Lanka Marine Corps (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මැරීන් බලකාය, romanized: śrī laṁkā mærīn baḷakāya) was formed in 2016 under the assistance of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Marine Corps in November 2016 and received further training from the Commando Regiment of Sri Lanka Army.[1][2][3][4]
The first group consisting of 164 Marines including six officers and 158 sailors passed out on 27 February 2017 in Naval Base SLNS Barana in Mullikulam in a ceremony attended by the President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne alongside the tri-force Commanders and senior officers. On July 29, 2017, Vice Admiral Wijegunarathna declared open the new Marine Headquarters, SLNS Vidura in Sampoor, Trincomalee.[5][6]
- ^ "US Marines train recently formed SLN Marine Corps". Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Navy and US Marine Corps personnel engage in a series of training exercises". Archived from the original on 2016-11-28.
- ^ "First ever Marines of Sri Lanka Navy pass out in Mullikulam". Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "Marine Navy - Sri Lanka". marine.navy.lk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ^ "The official website of Sri Lanka Navy". news.navy.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Marine Navy - Sri Lanka". marine.navy.lk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-06.