Recently, Brig Gen Charity Bainababo, the Director Women Affairs delivered a lecture on “Gender Inclusivity in Security Forces” to students undertaking the Joint Basic Cadre Development Course and Advanced Psychosocial Course at the Oliver Reginald Tambo School of Leadership and Pan African Centre of Excellence (ORTSL-PACEX) in Kaweweta. Brig Gen Bainababo commenced with an emphasis…
The 3 Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 175 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) who completed a three-month Ideological and Leadership Course at the Division headquarters in Moroto. The officers, drawn from units across the division and affiliated formations. The course was conducted under the framework of Operation Usalama Kwa Wote,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 15 Marines Brigade alongside officers from the Uganda Police Force, Uganda Prisons Service, and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), conducted a 30-kilometre route march in Buliisa District. The exercise follows a directive from the Chief of Defence Forces to test troops’ physical fitness, discipline, teamwork, resilience, combat readiness and…
A total of 22 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have completed a two-week Commanders and Legal Advisers Course conducted at the Legal Training Centre (LTC) in Gaddafi Barracks, Jinja City. The participants, drawn from various UPDF units and formations across the country, included mainly commanders and legal officers tasked with strengthening military justice and…
A Russian military delegation visited the School of Defence Intelligence and Security (SODIS) in Migeera, Nakasongola District, to assess the progress of Russian language training for officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. The one-year program, the first of its kind in Uganda, includes officers drawn from the Armoured Division, Artillery Division, Special Forces Command,…
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 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…
Fourteen personnel of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have completed a six-week Aviation Security (AVSEC) Course in Mogadishu aimed at strengthening airport safety and operational readiness. The trainees were passed out by the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Sector One Contingent Administrative Officer, Col Hamza Kasaija, who urged them to…
Thirty-three officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have completed a four-week geo-spatial mapping course conducted at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC) at Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja District. The course brought together participants from various UPDF units and formations, aiming to enhance their proficiency in geo-spatial mapping by equipping them with…