The Deputy Commander of Land Forces, Maj Gen Francis Takirwa, has urged Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces troops to maintain discipline and uphold the army’s image while on deployment in Somalia. “Discipline, commitment, and maintaining the UPDF’s image will see you through this mission,” said Maj Gen Takirwa during the flag-off ceremony of Battle Group…
A total of 80 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces officers and men drawn from various formations within the Magamaga cantonment yesterday completed a one-week training course in Land Law and Estate Management at Magamaga Barracks, Mayuge district. The training was conducted by the UPDF Legal Training Centre based in Jinja with the aim of building…
Eighty-six officers, including four allied students from Gabon, graduated from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Junior Staff College in Jinja after completing a four-month Grade III Staff Course (Junior Staff Course). Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Brig Gen James Kinalwa, the Joint Staff Human Resource Management in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, described the event…
Student officers from the Junior Staff Course intake 36/24-25 of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) conducted a study visit to the 3 Infantry Division to deepen their understanding of joint staff roles, combat support arms, collaboration with sister security agencies, stakeholders’ participation and community engagements in disarmament operations in the Karamoja Sub-region. The visit…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Artillery Division celebrated the pass out of 58 personnel from a rigorous training course held at Kibuku Training School in Ntoroko District. The ceremony, presided over by Colonel Jimmy Ssenkungu, Commander of the 101 Artillery Brigade, highlighted the significance of discipline and professionalism in military service. Col…
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has called for the unification of diverse cultures to drive socio-economic transformation. Speaking at a cultural gala hosted by students of Intake 20 at the Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) Kimaka in Jinja City, Hon Kadaga emphasised…
Major General Don Nabasa, Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division, has urged soldiers to prioritise ongoing and progressive training as essential for their military careers. In a speech at the pass-out ceremony for over 600 soldiers at Moroto Army Barracks, Maj Gen Nabasa emphasised the vital role of training…
The Oliver Reginald Tambo Leadership School and Pan African Centre of Excellence (ORTLS-PACEX) has been praised for its vital role in providing ideological education that underpins the ideological foundation of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). Brigadier General Godwin Karugaba, Joint Staff Logistics, offered this commendation on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces during…
A total of 637 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) graduated after completing four months of training at the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA) in Gaddafi Barracks, Jinja Cantonment. The courses included the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Course (SNCO), the Instructors Course, and the Junior Non-Commissioned Officers Course (JNCO). Maj Gen…
Major General Francis Okello, the Commandant of the National Defence College Uganda (NDC-U) and a high-ranking officer in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has stressed the importance of skilling youth as a crucial driver of Uganda’s socio-economic development and national security. Speaking during a visit to the Bunyoro Zonal Presidential Industrial Skilling…