Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces troops serving under United Nations Guard Unit 12 have completed induction and security training in Mogadishu aimed at enhancing their preparedness for mission duties in Somalia. The training, supported by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), covered key areas including access control procedures, cultural awareness, improvised explosive device awareness,…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has extended goodwill gifts to the Muslim community in Kampala to mark the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan. The CDF’s gifts were delivered by Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Rutemba—Head of Civil-Military Cooperation in the office of the Senior…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has donated assorted food items to Muslim communities, including members of the Al-Wihida Development Group in Bukesa Katende Zone, Nakulabye, ahead of Eid al-Fitr. The donation was delivered by the Head of Plans in the Directorate of Civil-Military Cooperation, Colonel John Bosco Kalyango, who called on Muslims to maintain…
Officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have graduated with diplomas in the French language following the successful completion of a nine-month course at the Junior Command and Staff College in Jinja. The graduation ceremony was held at the residence of the French Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Virginie Leroy, in Kampala. She described…
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn has paid a courtesy call on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe, where he thanked the President for receiving him during his visit to Uganda. Lt Gen Flynn, former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former U.S. National Security Advisor, is in the country…
Retired United States Army Lieutenant General Michael Thomas Flynn has delivered a lecture on leadership to senior officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces held at Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo in Kampala. The lecture brought together commandants from the National Defence College – Uganda, the Senior Command and Staff College Kimaka, directing staff, and members…
Commanding Officers and Legal Advisors of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) are undergoing a two-week training course at the Legal Training Centre in Jinja aimed at strengthening coordination between commanders and their legal advisors and enhancing the application of law in military operations. While opening the course, the Jinja Cantonment Commander, Brigadier General Emmanuel…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba praised the “strong and enduring bond” between Uganda and Ethiopia during a high-level meeting with the Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda at the Special Forces Command Headquarters on Monday. Ambassador Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu arrived at the headquarters accompanied by a…
The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Saturday evening hosted United States Army Lieutenant General Michael Thomas Flynn to a dinner at Serena Hotel Kigo. During the engagement, Gen Kainerugaba thanked Lt Gen Flynn for taking time to visit the country, describing the meeting as the…
Today, Lt Gen Michael Flynn met the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The meeting took place at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. Gen Kainerugaba welcomed the visiting military veteran and scholar to Uganda and provided him with an overview of the UPDF’s military history,…