Presidential Guard Brigade (Uganda)

Presidential Guards Brigade
Active	1996 – present
Country	Uganda
Allegiance	President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
Branch	Ugandan Special Forces Command
Type	Special forces
Role	Air assault Artillery observer Bomb disposal Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Counterintelligence Counterterrorism Counter-revolutionary Covert operation Direct action Executive protection Force protection Hostage rescue HUMINT Irregular warfare Long-range penetration Manhunt Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Tracking
Size	Brigade
Headquarters	Kampala
Nickname(s)	PGB

The Presidential Guards Brigade (PGB) is one of the special forces units of the Uganda People's Defence Force charged with counterterrorism, counter-revolutionary, and protecting the President of Uganda. It has been described as President Yoweri Museveni's "army within an army".^[1]

It began in 1996 as the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) and expanded to a full-fledged brigade on 21 February 2003.^[1] As such, the commander at the time, Captain Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Museveni's son, was promoted to a major.^[2] In 2010, it was placed under Ugandan Special Forces Command (USFC).^[3]

The 10,000 strong brigade has personnel pulled from western Uganda and trained to be loyal to the president first and foremost.^[1] The unit is responsible for counter-revolutionary, irregular warfare operations, preventing terrorist attacks in the country, protecting the President of Uganda, providing security in the Lake Albert region, and special operations assigned.^[3]

• Presidential Guard (Zimbabwe)
• Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)