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Retiring officers from the Uganda Peoples' Defence Air Force have today been urged to guard themselves against the looming sharks only waiting to devour their retirement package.

Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba, the Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Contingent under the East African Community Regional Force has today received a joint team of researchers from Save the Children and the International Peace Support Training Centre - Kenya (IPSTC) who are on a research engagement at the Uganda Contingent headquarters, Niongera in Rutshuru territory of North Kivu -Eastern DRC.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the 11 retired generals to encourage their children to pursue agricultural careers rather than pursuing courses that send them in search for office jobs which have become scarce these days.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met senior army officers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) at State House Entebbe.

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Outgoing Chief Comptroller Finance (CCF) Brig Gen Austin Kasa Kamanyire has today been reminded not to forget that UPDF is his home as he joins the new civilian world after retirement.

In order to increase its market share and promote air travel connectivity on the African continent, Uganda Airlines has announced that it will launch its much awaited Lagos Nigeria route on October 19th, 2023 .

The joint security forces have arrested the killer who shot dead the Chairperson of Local Council III of Longaroe sub county late Hon Lomuria Moses and the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) Officer late Lt Issa Mayende.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to support the family of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony.

The magnificence of this win had H.E. President Alexander Vucic of Serbia writing: Allow me to extend to you my congratulations for the 10,000m gold medal that your athlete Joshua Cheptegei won in Budapest. I was truly happy to attend this momentous race and witness his magnificent last lap.”

The 3 Division Commander of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces, Major General Don William Nabasa has urged troops to embrace intensive training in order to enhance operation efficiency and effectiveness so as to pacify Karamoja and foster socio-economic transformation of the sub-region.

The joint operation of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday rescued nineteen (19) in the ongoing offensive against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists.

Among the nine women include, a mother who delivered two months ago and was left in the bush by her colleagues after failing to keep pace with her group. On reporting at Bwakadde, the abductees reported about her and a joint UPDF/FARDC squad went back and rescued her. According to Capt Dr Daniel Okello the medical officer in charge of Mountain Division military hospital, both the baby and the mother are in stable conditions.