Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces

@MODVA_UPDF

https://www.defence.go.ug/ | http://www.updf.go.ug

MoDVA Headquarters - Mbuya

Joined February 2021

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · 5 h

UPDF Troops Urged to Uphold Accountability and Discipline for a Stronger Force updf.go.ug/training/updf-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Commander Jinja Cantonment, Brig Gen Emmanuel Kanyesigye, has called on Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers to embrace discipline, honesty, hard work, and accountability to enhance the...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 26

Uganda Gears Up For Emergency Drill Preparations updf.go.ug/disaster-manag…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. Final preparations for Command Post Exercise, Okoa Maisha 2025, Uganda’s national emergency response simulation, have been completed following the conclusion of the Final Planning Conference at the...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 25

AUSSOM Forces Repel Al Shabaab Attack On Sabiid-Anole Forward Operating Bases updf.go.ug/press_statemen…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. Mogadishu, Somalia – At approximately 06:30 a.m. today, a group of Al Shabaab militants launched a coordinated attack on Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) located in Sabiid-Anole town, southwest of...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 25

UNGU-XI Commander Rallies Officers To Lead With Respect And Remain Vigilant Amid Al-Shabaab Threat updf.go.ug/missions/ungu-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Commander of Uganda’s United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI) in Somalia, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has urged officers and department heads to uphold discipline, respect, and...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 25

UPDATE ON OPERATION HARMONY AS UPDF ADDRESSES FALSE ALLEGATIONS updf.go.ug/press_statemen…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. Operation Harmony, led by the 5 Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), continues to make steady progress. The operation is being conducted in coordination with local author...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 23

Uganda Launches Final Planning Phase For Disaster Readiness Drill OKOA MAISHA updf.go.ug/disaster-manag…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Final Planning Conference (FPC) for the highly anticipated Command Post Exercise (CPX) OKOA MAISHA has officially begun at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC) headquarters in Jinja....

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 22

Maj Gen (Rtd) Michael Ondoga Assumes Office As OWC Coordinator For West Nile updf.go.ug/handover/maj-g…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. Maj Gen (Rtd) Michael Ondoga has assumed office as the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Coordinator for the West Nile Region, in a ceremony held at the OWC headquarters in Kamwokya. The handover event...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 22

UPDF Urges Troops To Build Trust With Communities In Karamoja Peace Drive updf.go.ug/usalama-kwa-wo…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division, Major General Wilberforce Sserunkuma, has urged joint security forces to sustain their operational tempo while deepen...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 22

UPDF Introduces Gender-Mixed Team Training To Strengthen Mission Readiness updf.go.ug/training/updf-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched a month-long training program on gender-mixed engagement teams at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Headquarters (HQ URDC). The course is...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 21

Col Rukundo Applauded As Col Tumuranzye Takes Over UPDF 3 Division Operations updf.go.ug/handover/col-r…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has paid tribute to the outgoing Division Operations and Training Officer (DOTO), Colonel James Barigye Rukundo, for his instrumental...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 20

UPDF Mountain Division Dominates Inaugural Fort Portal City Marathon updf.go.ug/cimic/updf-mou…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 20

UPDF Soldiers Cautioned Against Social Media Misuse updf.go.ug/training/updf-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 20

UNGU-XI Female Soldiers In Somalia Challenged To Lead With Discipline And Break Stereotypes updf.go.ug/missions/ungu-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 19

UPDF Female Soldiers In Somalia Called To Champion Professionalism And Growth updf.go.ug/missions/updf-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 17

President @KagutaMuseveni Urges UPDF To Master The Science And Art Of Modern Warfare updf.go.ug/training/presi…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 17

UPDF Extends Humanitarian Support To Bilnyang Communities updf.go.ug/operation-mlin…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 16

UPDF Air Force Holds Joint Vigil For Fallen Heroes Of Somalia Helicopter Crash updf.go.ug/obituary/updf-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – Air Force held a solemn joint vigil to honour five aircrew members who died in a helicopter crash while on duty in Somalia on 3 July. The vigil was presided over...

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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 16

Air Force Bids Farewell To Senior Directors Heading To National Defence College updf.go.ug/handover/air-f…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 16

UPDF Officers Challenged To Defend Uganda With Ideological Discipline And Professionalism updf.go.ug/training/updf-…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces@MODVA_UPDF · Jul 15

Gen Kainerugaba Tours UPDF National Referral Hospital updf.go.ug/health-service…

MODVA_UPDF's tweet card. 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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