We should have proper soldiers, not scare crows – Museveni President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, has praised the UPDF leadership for adopting effective met…
Uganda, U.S. Special Forces Complete Joint Counter-Terrorism Training
An elite unit from the UPDF Special Forces Command completed an arduous one year pre-mission counter-terrorism training program yesterday that was conducted by the US Navy Seals. The graduation at Ser…
Brig. Muhoozi Commissions New Housing Block at SFC Marines
The UPDF Special Forces Commander, Brig. Muhoozi Kainerugaba yesterday commisioned a new housing block at the 10 Marine Battallion Hqs in Entebbe that will accommodate 20 families. The housing block i…
Allegations of Torture in the SFC are Baseless
Please refer to the case of Private Odongo Ongom Chris which has been making rounds in the social media (Facebook) alleging torture, none of which of course is true. Unfortunately, today’s Red Pepper …
SFC Commandos to Take on the Alshaabab in Somalia
An elite unit of the UPDF Special Forces Command on Friday passed out at Singo Peace Support Operations Training Centre in Nakaseke District after a grueling four months of pre-mission training under …
No Mass Defections From The Special Forces – Maj. Magezi
Please refer to today’s Red Pepper story headline titled ‘Special Forces Boss Defects to Tinyefuza with 16 Soldiers’. The SFC wishes to categorically state that the claims made by that headline are gr…
Red Pepper Story on Brig. Nalweyiso was False
Please refer to the Red Pepper story of Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in the ‘Hysteria’ column titled ‘Brig. Nalweyiso Erects Shs 2Bn Mansion’. The story is not only factually misleading and deceptive, but i…
Maj. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations
Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, a new position for which he was assigned by the President of Uganda and Commander In Chief of the Armed For…
WO1 Aswan, the indomitable trainer
WO1 Aswan Bin Matata, the Special Forces Command Sergeant Major. PPU Photo Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1), Aswan Bin Matata a.k.a Leous, is the Special Forces Command Sergeant Major (CSM); he has serve…