Uganda Joint Combined Exchange Training Concludes

03/31/2015

 

By Petty Officer 1st Class Les Long, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Public Affairs

 

Uganda (March 31, 2015) – Delta Company of the Ugandan Special Forces Command (SFC) culminated their joint combined exchange training (JCET) with a closing ceremony today.

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The 8-week JCET gave the U.S. Navy SEALs, who hosted the training, and the Ugandan operators a chance to learn from each other and share military and cultural knowledge. JCETs also give them the opportunity to build and strengthen partnership between the nations.

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The SFC is a specialized, rapid deployable component of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF).  The SFC has also been active in the AMISOM mission, which is the African Union Peace Keeping Operation in Somalia.

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 “We worked on the core skills of special operations in a wartime environment,” said the officer in charge of the SEAL training cadre. “Your training is never over.”

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In attendance were the commandant of the training facility, the Delta Company commander, a U.S. Embassy attaché, and the SEAL training team.

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“I appreciate the skill you have given us and we shall use that skill wisely,” the Delta Company Commander said. “On behalf of SFC and Delta Company, I promise our training will be continuous.”

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During the closing ceremony, the trainees received a certificate of completion, marking the beginning of many years of joint work and specialized missions.

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The U.S. Embassy attaché NAME? said, “You have taken a burden upon yourself as a soldier in special forces. Your country expects more of you than its regular citizens and the rest of the UPDF.”