To be an effective instrument to the Government endeavour to cultivate national harmony in Jaffna Peninsula through uplifting the physical quality of life and spiritual values of the people.

    The main military formation in the Jaffna Peninsula has its hub at Palaly in close proximity to the air-strip.Over 35,000 troops are under its command and is drawn from troop levels that constitute the 51st,52nd,55th Divisions and several other Task Force personnel attached to this station.

    The peace and tranquility once enjoyed by all ethnic groups in Sri Lanka ,broken by three decades of civil strife ,have now returned consequent to the successful campaign by the Government of Sri Lanka's (GOSL) security forces in liberating the people from the grip of terror that pervaded the whole Island and in particular those living in the Wanni and the Jaffna Peninsula. The fear and uncertainty in the daily lives of people, the agonies of gun fire, the absence of parental care for little children and the loss of lives on both sides of the warring divide have now ceased.

    In a return to reconciliation, civilian life and in expediting the restoration of the traditional economic activities of the war affected populace, the military is now engaged in this transformational stage. A milestone was recently marked by the recent opening of a Civil Affairs and Public Relations Office in the city centre of Jaffna Town. It is now open to the public and the military personnel manning the office seek to aid by acting as a channel in obtaining institutional access for those in need of assistance and relief in many spheres.