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The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda.From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000, consisting of land forces and an air wing. [6]
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On 18 June 2018, training began for over 40 soldiers of the SFC Directorate of Band to form a new musical unit. This was intended on making all three service branches self-reliant in terms of musical accompaniment. Much of the training was provided by its associated band from the Uganda People's Defence Air Forces.
There were also reports about Ugandan troops crossing the border in a raid targeting Mahagi and Bunia in retaliation for the Congolese air attacks. [26] Around 15 March 1965, Uganda Army soldiers attacked ANC forces led by Mike Hoare which were in the process of retaking Mahagi from Simba rebels during Operation White Giant. [23]
A soldier in an internally displaced persons camp in northern Uganda in 2003. Northern Uganda saw a number of displaced civilians due to civil conflict in Uganda, as well as civil war in neighbouring Sudan. The new NRA government's occupation of the north was challenged by rebel groups formed among the former supporters of Obote.
Eric Odwar (died 18 January 1987) was an Ugandan military officer and rebel leader who successively served in the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), Uganda People's Democratic Army (UPDA), and Holy Spirit Movement (HSM).
Patrick Kimumwe was born at Kamuli District, Uganda Protectorate, around 1946.He enlisted in the Uganda Army in 1965. [2] His brother Wilson "Willy" Kimumwe also joined the military, eventually becoming a pilot in the Uganda Army Air Force [3] [4] and training to fly MiG-21 and MiG-17 jets in the Soviet Union and Iraq. [5]