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MoDVA Headquarters - Mbuya
Joined February 2021
UPDF Mountain Division Dominates Inaugural Fort Portal City Marathon
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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Mountain Division made a formidable impression at the first-ever Fort Portal City Marathon, reaffirming its commitment to civil-military cooperation and...
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UPDF Soldiers Cautioned Against Social Media Misuse
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The Deputy Director of Defence Public Information (D/DDPI), Major Bilal Katamba, has called on Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel to exercise discipline while using social media,...
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UNGU-XI Female Soldiers In Somalia Challenged To Lead With Discipline And Break Stereotypes
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The Acting Director of Women Affairs in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Lydia Nandudu, has urged female combatants deployed under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI)...
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UPDF Female Soldiers In Somalia Called To Champion Professionalism And Growth
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Female troops of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have been urged to uphold discipline, professionalism,...
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President @KagutaMuseveni Urges UPDF To Master The Science And Art Of Modern Warfare
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His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has urged the military to deepen its understanding...
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UPDF Extends Humanitarian Support To Bilnyang Communities
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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), through its Joint Task Force stationed in South Sudan, has provided clean tap water and free medical services to residents of Bilnyang. This humanitarian...
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UPDF Air Force Holds Joint Vigil For Fallen Heroes Of Somalia Helicopter Crash
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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – Air Force held a solemn joint vigil on Monday, 14 July, to honour five aircrew members who died in a helicopter crash while on duty in Somalia on 3 July. The...
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Air Force Bids Farewell To Senior Directors Heading To National Defence College
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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force has officially bid farewell to three senior directors selected to attend the prestigious Grade One Course at the National Defence College – Uganda...
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UPDF Officers Challenged To Defend Uganda With Ideological Discipline And Professionalism
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Brigadier General Wilberforce Sserunkuma, Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division, has urged officers and other ranks to uphold ideological discipline and profess...
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Gen Kainerugaba Tours UPDF National Referral Hospital
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The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon conducted an inspection tour of the UPDF National Referral Hospital in Mbuya, a state-of-the-art medical facility set to be...
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UN Conducts Routine Inspection Of UPDF-UNGU-XI In Somalia
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A team from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has carried out a scheduled inspection of equipment and assets under the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), currently deployed as...
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Col Taremwa Hands Over To Lt Col Mukundane As Director Of Education, Sports And Culture
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The Director of Human Resource Management – Land Forces, Brig Gen Mutaawe, has called for accountability, resilience, and innovation within the Directorate of Education, Sports and Culture of the...
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UPDF Officers Hailed For Upholding Standards In 4 Infantry Division
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The Deputy Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division, Brigadier General Jackson Kayanja, has lauded the outgoing and incoming officers of the Division’s Administrat...
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149 UPDF Officers Retire As Leaders Call For Wise Investment And Continued Service
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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has formally retired 149 senior officers under Batch 15, with a strong appeal for them to invest their retirement packages wisely and continue serving as...
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Gen Muhoozi Hails Late Maj Gen Ssebaggala As Patriot And Mentor
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The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has paid tribute to the late Maj Gen (Rtd) James Ssebaggala, describing him as a patriotic and selfless officer who dedicated his life to the...
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UNGU-XI Commander Rallies Female UPDF Troops To Remain Alert In Somalia
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The Commander of the United Nations Guard Unit XI (UNGU-XI), Lt Col Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has called on female officers and combatants of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving in...
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Somalia’s Army Chief Visits Troops After Key Gains Against Al-Shabaab
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Somalia’s Chief of Defence Forces, Major General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, on Thursday visited Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) in the...
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Lt Gen Okidi Challenges Officers To Uphold Integrity And Reject Corruption
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The Commander Air Force, Lt Gen Charles Okidi, has urged newly graduated officers to uphold integrity, discipline, and professionalism as they take on leadership roles within the Uganda Peoples’...
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Gen Kainerugaba, UAE Counterpart Commit To Strengthen Military Cooperation
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The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today held talks with Lieutenant General Issa Saif Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, to enhance military cooper...
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