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The Uganda Senior Command and Staff College (USCSC) is a training facility for senior commanders in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), including the army, air force, and special forces.




Location


The facility is located in Kimaka, a suburb of the city of Jinja, approximately 82 kilometres (51 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is adjacent to Jinja Airport, the civilian and military airport that serves the city of Jinja. The coordinates of Kimaka are 0°27'09.0"N, 33°11'55.0"E (Latitude:0.452490; Longitude:33.198600).




History


The college was established in 2003. The first commandant was Major General Benon Biraaro. The first group of students was admitted in 2004 to attend the senior command course that lasted one year. The first officers to graduate from the college included some of the most senior leaders of the UPDF. The course has been given every year since and has been attended by the majority of the senior commanders in the UPDF. As of June 2020, the commandant of USCSC was Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti.




Courses


The most popular and widely attended course is the senior command course, conducted annually. The course is attended by senior officers from the UPDF and by senior military officers from other African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Rwanda. Other courses, including strategic courses in peacekeeping, have been in the planning stages.
In 2018, the college graduated the first class of military officers who had undergone a year's education, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Defence and Security.




Alumni


The graduates of the USCSC include, but are not limited to, the following:

Elly Tumwine - Former Commander of the UPDF
Salim Saleh - Former Commander of the UPDF
David Sejusa - Former Director of National Intelligence, Uganda
Elly Kayanja - Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Uganda
Nobel Mayombo - Former Permanent Secretary, Uganda Ministry of Defense
Julius Oketta - Member of Parliament, Director of National Emergency Coordination and Operations. Member of Advisory Group of United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund
Peter Kerim - Deputy Director of the External Security Organization
Shaban Bantariza - Former Deputy Executive Director, Uganda Media Centre
Sabiiti Muzeyi - Former Deputy Inspector General of Police, former Commander of the UPDF Military Police.
Charity Bainababo - Former Deputy Commander of Special Forces Command.




Photos


USCSC Class of 2009




See also


National Resistance Army
Uganda Military Academy
List of military schools in Uganda
List of Universities in Uganda
Ivan Koreta




References






External links


About USCSC
Personal Experience of a Graduate of USCSC
USCSC Inaugurates Board of Directors

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Salim Saleh
• Uganda Senior Command and Staff College
• Staff college
• Andrew Gutti
• United States Army Command and General Staff College
• Command and Staff College
• Salim Saleh
• Nathan Mugisha
• Sabiiti Muzeyi
• Benon Biraaro
• Jinja, Uganda