 It provides highly effective air assault capabilities and VVIP protection.Formed out of the Administrative Regiment Branch in 1989 by Air Vice Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe, it initially under took counter insurgency operations during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection and thereafter in the Sri Lankan Civil War for VIP protection under the Chief Provost Marshal, until it was transferred under the command of Directorate Of Ground Operations.Air Force Police (AFP) is responsible for maintaining discipline and enforcement of law and order within the SLAF and its establishments.