The Uganda Senior Command and Staff College (USCSC) is a training facility for senior commanders in the

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(UPDF), including the army, air force, and special forces.

Location

The facility is located in

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, a suburb of the city of Jinja, approximately , by road, east of

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, 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

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was

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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

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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

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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

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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 *

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- Former Commander of the UPDF *

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- Former Director of National Intelligence, Uganda *

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- Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Uganda *

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- Former Permanent Secretary, Uganda Ministry of Defense *

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, Director of National Emergency Coordination and Operations. Member of Advisory Group of

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- Deputy Director of the External Security Organization *

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- Deputy Executive Director, Uganda Media Centre *

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- Deputy Inspector General of Police, former Commander of the UPDF Military Police.

Photos

USCSC Class of 2009

References

External links

About USCSC

Personal Experience of a Graduate of USCSC

USCSC Inaugurates Board of Directors
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