| 词条 | Samuel Turyagyenda |
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| name = Samuel Turyagyenda | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1952}} | birth_place = Uganda | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Flight School in USSR {{small|(Diploma in Commercial Civil Aviation)}} Flight School in Libya {{small|(Helicopter Conversion Course)}} Maxwell Air Force Base {{small|(Air Command and Staff Course)}} Bell Helicopter Training College {{small|(Bell Helicopter Conversion Course)}} |occupation = Military Officer & Pilot | years_active = 1973 - present | nationality = Ugandan | citizenship = Uganda | residence = Entebbe, Uganda | known_for = Military Matters | networth = | home_town = Rukungiri | spouse = Annie Turyagyenda nee Kyomugisha | title = Commander of UPDF Air Force }}Major General Samuel Turyagyenda is a Uganda police officer, professional pilot and army officer. He currently serves as the Commander of the Air Force in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He was appointed to that position in May 2013,[1] having been Deputy Commander of the Uganda Air Force, immediately prior to his appointment.[2] Background and trainingSamuel Turyagyenda was born in Rukungiri District in 1952. From 1973 until 1976, he studied in the former Soviet Union, graduating with a Diploma in Commercial Civil Aviation, while a member of the Uganda Police Force. In 1986, he studied in Libya, taking a Conversion Course on MI-8/MI-17 helicopters. He also attended the Air Command and Staff Course at Maxwell Air Force Base, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Later, he undertook a refresher helicopter course in Kazan, Russia. He also attended a course on Commercial Rotorcraft in the United States of America, in 1997. Later he attended a Conversion/Transition Course at Bell Helicopter Training College in Hurst, Texas, United States.[1] Military careerSamuel Turyagyenda worked as a policeman, in the Uganda Police Force, from 1973 until 1985. In 1986, he transitioned into the National Resistance Army (NRA), without incident. In the Uganda military, he has served as the Squadron Commander of the MI-17 Helicopters, in the Uganda People's Defence Forces. He then became Acting Director of the Uganda Air Force. He was the Deputy Commander of Air Force at the rank of Brigadier, immediately prior to his promotion to Major General and appointment to his current position[3] as Commander of the UPDF Air Force and Chief Pilot of the Presidential Helicopter. [1][4]Other responsibilitiesHe is married with six children. He is of the Christian faith. See also{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
}} References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25566:-new-army-big-wigs-who-are-they|title=New Army Big Wigs: Who Are They?|newspaper=The Observer (Uganda)|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=29 May 2013|first=Sulaiman|last=Kakaire}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Air Forces Africa Commander visits Ugandan Air Force|url=http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123284938|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=3 January 2012|first=Jim|last=Fisher|publisher=United States Air Force|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124252/http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123284938|archivedate=2 April 2015|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Former-air-force-flight-director-laid-to-rest/-/688334/2310170/-/format/xhtml/-/iw7whh/-/index.html|title=Former Air force Flight Director Laid To Rest|date=11 May 2014 |accessdate=10 March 2015|first=Robert|last=Muhereza|newspaper=Daily Monitor (Kampala)}} 4. ^{{cite web|accessdate=10 March 2015|last=Kato| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/643116-katumba-wamala-new-cdf.html|date=24 May 2013|title=Katumba Wamala Is New Chief of Defense Forces|first=Joshua|newspaper=New Vision (Kampala)}} External links
6 : Living people|Ugandan military personnel|1952 births|Ugandan aviators|People from Rukungiri District|People from Western Region, Uganda |
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