Uganda Battle Group 35(BG 35), serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has been commended for securing Barawe Sector during the recent concluded Holy month of Ramadhan. The compliments were made by the District Commissioner (DC) of Barawe, Dr Libar Asukar Osman at the end of the six additional days of fasting…
Personnel serving under Land Forces Headquarters, who are set to retire from the UPDF Regular service this year have commenced a documentation exercise at the Service Headquarters in Bombo, Luweero District today. A total of 363 personnel will be documented and sensitised within three days at Bombo. Col Albert Kulanyi 72, who has been…
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs/UPDF documentation and sensitization exercise for Batch 12 retirement and discharge was today conducted at Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe. The exercise jointly attended by impending retirees from two services; the UPDF – Air Forces and SFC and a total of 61 Officers and men were…
The UPDF Chief of Military Intelligence Maj Gen James Birungi has today met his Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) counterpart Maj Gen Mandiangu Mbala Michel. The meeting was at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya. Maj Gen Birungi congratulated the DRC upon their admission to the East…
The ongoing countrywide Ministry of Defence and UPDF exercise to document and sensitize impending retirees and dischargees of UPDF has today attended to Personnel of the Chieftaincy of Mubende Rehabilitation Centre (CMRC) lEstablished in 1986 CMRC then known as Mubende Casuality Unit and later Mubende Rehabilitation Centre, the Chieftaincy rehabilitates personnel with disabilities especially those…
Eight officers and militants of UPDF Mountain Division have today been documented and sensitised ahead of their retirement in July this year. The exercise was at the Division Headquarters in Muhooti Fort Portal. Mountain Division is executing Operation Shujaa in DRC and its area of responsibility includes the entire Rwenzori Sub region. The most…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempiijja and the Hon Minister of Defence of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon Dr Stergomena L. Tax have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Security for the crude oil pipeline. The function was at Protea Skyz Hotel, Kampala. Hon Bamulangaki in…
116 Officers and Militants due for retirement and discharge under the UPDF 2nd Division turned up today at the Division Headquarters at Makenke, Mbarara City for documentation and sensitisation. Division 2 Commandder Maj Gen Francis Takirwa delivered a word of wisdom to the impending retirees informed them that life after the army is good as…
