UPDF FEMALE OFFICERS ON THE FRONTLINE 

Deploying of female officers by Uganda peoples defence force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo operations is one of the assignments in conflict zones that deserve closer attention as they strive to win hearts and minds of the locals caught up in destitute situations of hopelessness.
As Haruna Mutesaasira analyzes the changing roles UPDF female military officers in uniform play in the joint military offensive against the ADF rebels in eatsern DRC save for fly fly combat aircraft operations, many of them serve in artillery units, serve as combat medics, and fill various other roles that involve potential combat exposure.