Uganda Senior Command and Staff College

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Uganda Senior Command and Staff College
Kimaka, Jinja District in Uganda
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Uganda Senior Command and Staff College
Location of Uganda Senior Command and Staff College, Kimaka, Jinja District, Uganda.
Coordinates 00°27′09″N33°11′55″E / 0.45250°N 33.19861°E / 0.45250; 33.19861
TypeMilitary School
Site information
Owner Uganda People's Defence Force
Controlled by UPDF
Open to
the public		No
Site history
Built2003 (2003)
Built byUganda People's Defence Force Engineers
In useSince 2003
FateIntact, Operational
Garrison information
Current
commander		 Major General George Igumba
Past
commanders		 Lieutenat General Andrew Gutti
Major General Benon Biraaro
General Ivan Koreta
Airfield information
Elevation1,190 m (3,904 ft) AMSL

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.

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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. [1] 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). [2]

History

The college was established in 2003. The first commandant was Major General Benon Biraaro. [3] 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. [4] The course has been given every year since and has been attended by the majority of the senior commanders in the UPDF. [5] As of June 2020, the commandant of USCSC was Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti. [6]

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. [7] Other courses, including strategic courses in peacekeeping, have been in the planning stages. [8]

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. [9]

Alumni

The graduates of the USCSC include, but are not limited to, the following: [10] [11]

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