STORY: NEW BATTLE GROUP OF UPDF

SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN SOMALIA FOR

PEACEKEEPING
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 8TH/NOVEMBER/2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, Plane carrying the battle group 17 UPDF soldiers
arriving
2. Close up shot, Plane carrying the UPDF soldiers arriving
3. Wide shot, Plane carrying the UPDF soldiers arriving
4. Med shot, Soldiers disembarking
5. Close up shot, Soldiers boots
6. Med shot, Soldiers disembarking
7. Wide shot, Soldiers disembarking
8. SOUNDBITE:(English) Col. Silvio Aguma, Acting Ugandan
Contingent Commander
They did a very commendable job. They were centered around Baraawe, that
is where their area of operation was and the new battle group that is coming
in, battle group 17 will exactly move to Baraawe and take over the
responsibility of conducting security operations, maintaining and making sure
that the main supply routes remain open. It is very critical that main supply
routes remain open for both AMISOM personnel and the people of Somalia so
that they continue with their day to day duties uninterrupted. I do hope that the
incoming battle group 17, since they are still fresh from training, I have high
hope they are going to perform even much better than the battle group
rotating out,
9. Wide shot, Outgoing UPDF battle group 14 soldiers listening to
Col. Silvio Aguma, Acting Ugandan Contingent Commander
10. Med shot, Col. Silvio Aguma addressing the outgoing troops
11. Close up shot, Soldier listening
12. Med shot, Soldiers listening
13. Med shot, Col. Silvio Aguma addressing the outgoing troops
14. Wide shot, Soldiers clapping
15. SOUNDBITE:(English) Col. Silvio Aguma, Acting Ugandan
Contingent Commander
It was almost a year ago when you left Singo for this very important mission.
You started with step one and you have covered a thousand kilometers and
today you are marking the last step. When you reach back home please

maintain the discipline that has seen all of you finish this mission
successfully,
16. Close up shot, Soldiers listening
17. Wide shot, Soldiers listening
18. Med shot, A soldier receiving a certificate
19. Close up shot, Certificate
20. Wide shot, A soldier receiving a certificate
21. Med shot, Soldiers with certificates
22. wide shot, Battle group 14 soldiers preparing to board the plane
23. Med shot, Battle group 14 soldiers marching to board the plane
24. Close up shot, Soldiers boots
25. Med shot, soldiers marching to board the plane
26. Wide shot, soldiers boarding the plane
27. Med shot, soldiers boarding the plane
28. Wide shot, soldiers boarding the plane
SCRIPT

NEW BATTLE GROUP OF UGANDAN SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN

SOMALIA TO TAKE PART IN PEACEKEEPING MISSION
The first group of Ugandan soldiers expected to replace their colleagues
who have completed a years tour of duty at the African Union Mission in
Somalia (AMISOM) have arrived in Somalia.
The soldiers, resplendent in their new army uniforms, jetted into
Mogadishu Airport at 8:45am today, on board a Boeing 737 and were
received by the Acting Uganda Contingent Commander, Col. Silvio
Aguma, who also doubles as the commander of battle group 15, based in
Arbiska. The new group is headed by Col. Bob Ogik.
Col. Aguma saluted the outgoing troops for a job well done and expressed
optimism that the incoming group will also excel in their duties.
They (outgoing soldiers) did a very commendable job. They were
centered around Baraawe, that is where their area of operation was and
the new battle group that is coming in, battle group 17, will exactly move
to Baraawe and take over the responsibility of conducting security
operations, maintaining and making sure that the main supply routes
remain open, said Col. Aguma.
The officer said it was very critical that the main supply routes remain
open for both AMISOM personnel and people of Somalia to enable them
continue with their day-to-day duties uninterrupted.

I do hope that the incoming battle group 17, since they are still fresh
from training, are going to perform even better than the battle group
rotating out, the Acting Uganda Contingent Commander said.
In an earlier briefing to the outgoing soldiers, moments before they
boarded the same plane that brought in their counterparts from Entebbe,
Uganda Col. Aguma urged caution and discipline.
It was almost a year ago when you left Singo for this very important
mission. You started with step one and you have covered a thousand
kilometers and today you are marking the last step. When you reach back
home please maintain the discipline that has seen all of you finish this
mission successfully, Col. Aguma said, while issuing the outgoing
soldiers certificates.
Moments later, the visibly ecstatic soldiers, some waving and others
flashing the thumbs up sign, in a single file marched and boarded the
plane ready for a two- hour journey back home to rejoin their families.
Every battle group taking part in the peacekeeping mission serves for one
year and has to rotate out once the tour of duty ends. Uganda is one of the
troop contributing countries (TCCs) to the mission which seeks to rout
the militant group, Al-Shabaab, in a bid to pacify and stabilize the
hitherto war-torn horn of Africa country.
Other troop contributing countries are Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and
Burundi, all reinforcing the Somali National Army (SNA) in offensives
against the Al-Shabaab.
END