The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 53 officers who completed the Platoon Commanders’ Course at the 5 Infantry Division Training School in Labwordwong, Agago District. Presiding over the ceremony, the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine Commander, Brigadier General Wycliffe Keita, commended the 5 Infantry Division for its commitment to professional military training…
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) has been commended for advancing professional excellence, inclusive leadership, and sustainable peace through strengthening mediation capacity in line with regional and international peace frameworks. The remarks were made by Brig Gen David Gonyi, the Chief of Staff-Air Force of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), during the closing ceremony…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has today flagged off Battle Group XLVII (BG 47) to the mission area in Somalia following the successful completion of pre-deployment training at the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSOTC) in Singo, Nakaseke District. In his remarks, the Commander of UPDF 1 Division, Brig Gen Fred Mwesigye, on…
Nineteen participants from Tanzania’s National Defence College (NDC) arrived in Uganda today for a field training exercise designed to broaden their knowledge of national security and strategic studies. The Tanzanian delegation was hosted at the Chieftaincy of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) in Mbuya, Kampala. The group, drawn from NDC Tanzania Course Intake 14, 2025/26,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 122 trainees who completed the Platoon Commanders Course at the School of Defence Intelligence and Security in Migyera, Nakasongola District. The ceremony was presided over by the Commander Motorised Infantry Division, Major General Charles Byanyima, on behalf of the Commander Land Forces. He said the occasion…
The Commandant Military Police Brigade, Major General William Bainomugisha, has urged officers and militants of the Military Police Brigade to take their assignments with utmost seriousness at all times. He made the remarks today while officiating at the pass-out of 221 soldiers who completed a two-week refresher training at Buyala, Nsujju Mporwe in Mpigi District.…
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…