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Charles Lwanga Lutaaya, is a senior Ugandan

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in the

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(UPDF). He a presidential advisor on matters of Airforce. Before that, he was the Commander of the UPDF Air Force after having served as Deputy Commander of the UPDF Air Force.

Background and military training

He was born in Uganda's Central Region. In 2013, at the rank of

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, Lutaaya attended a Senior Air Staff and Command Course in the

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Work history

In 2012, Charles Lutaaya, at the rank of

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, served as a member of the Commission of Inquiry into the crash of three UPDF Air Force helicopters into

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, en route to Somalia, as part of the

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mission. The crash led to the death of seven UPDF personnel and the loss of three

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aircraft. The commission was chaired by

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Salim Saleh Salim Saleh (born Caleb Akandwanaho, 14 January 1960) is a retired Ugandan military officer who served in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the armed forces of Uganda. He is a brother to the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, and an a ...

. At the end of that inquiry, Lutaaya was promoted to the rank of full colonel. In October 2012, at the rank of colonel, he was appointed to serve as the Chief of Staff of the UPDF Air Force. In July 2015, at the rank of colonel, he served as the deputy commander of the UPDF Air Force. In May 2016, he was promoted to the rank of

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. In January 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed Commander of the UPDF Air Force. In February 2019, he was promoted from the rank of Major General to that of Lieutenant General, in a promotions exercise that involved over 2,000 UPDF troops.

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Background and military training

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