Ronald Nahabwe
Kampala: The Chief of Staff Uganda Peoples’ Defence Airforce Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech has advised UPDF Commanders to always think big and be creative if they are to manage soldiers and the population adequately.
Gen. Lokech made these remarks while officiating over the closing ceremony of a two-week TableTop exercise held at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Centre(URDCC) in Jinja, in which 65 UPDF officers and 11 mentors from t
He said that “This course reflects what is supposed to be done during peacetime. We are now at peace in Uganda, so this is the time to prepare for any emergency and that’s why this exercise was organized.”
He advised commanders to be versatile, not to expect anything light or easy, move in heavily with all equipment, have a sense of humanity and work with all components while in a war theatre.
The commandant URDCC Brig. Gen. Peter Gaetano Omola, who was also acting as exercise commander, said the activity was aimed at supporting Africa Peace Keeping Rapid Response Partnership(APRRP) programs by validating URDCC and identifying areas of improvement through partners and mentors.
He said this was the third exercise in preparation for the upcoming Command Post Exercise scheduled to take place
The team leader of the US mentors Lt. Col. Bob Aroyo, appreciated UPDF for their hospitality and commended the good relations between Uganda and the USA. He said the exercise was approval that URDCC is now ready.
Present at the function were the Chief of Staff (URDCC) Brig. Gen. Johnson Muuma, the head of the civilian component URDCC Ms Amanda Magambo, mentors and staff of URDCC, among others.
