For the Indian Army regiment, see Mechanised Infantry Regiment.
Mechanized Infantry Regiment
Active
14 February 2007 - Present
Country
Sri Lanka
Branch
Sri Lanka Army
Type
Mechanized Infantry
Size
4 regular battalions and 1 voluntary battalion
Regimental Centre
Dambulla
Nickname(s)
MIR
Motto(s)
ජවයෙන් පෙරමුණට (Sinhala: Forward with Vigor)
Colors
Anniversaries
14 February
Engagements
Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Centre Commandant
Brig A M A Abeysinghe RWP RSP USP psc
Brigade Commander
Brig J M A Jayasekara RSP USP
Colonel of the Regiment
Maj Gen Chandana Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc [1]
Notable commanders
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
General Jagath Jayasuriya
Maj Gen
Milinda Peiris
Maj Gen Priyanka Fernando
Insignia
Flag
Military unit
The Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of four regular battalions and a volunteer battalion. Establish in 2007 by Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka its battalions are equipped with Type 63 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers make up the Mechanized Infantry Brigade. It is the youngest Infantry regiment of the Army.
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