Officer_Career_Development_Centre
The Army War College (AWC) is a defence service training institution of the Sri Lanka Army located in Buttala, Monaragala District, Uva Province. The AWC provids command and staff courses for mid career commissioned officers of Sri Lanka Army as well as to limited number of officers from Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force and officers of various allied forces.
It was opened on 23 January 2012 as the Officer Career Development Centre (OCDC) and was renamed as the Army War College in 2021. It is affiliated to the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] The Naval and Maritime Academy and the Sri Lanka Air Force Junior Command & Staff College conducts similar courses for mid-career officers of the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force.