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2nd Infantry Battalion (Albania)

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2nd Infantry Battalion
Batalioni i 2-të i Këmbësorisë
Country	Albania
Branch	Albanian Land Force
Type	Infantry
Role	Light infantry
Size	3companies
Garrison	Zall-Herr, Tirana
Nickname(s)	b2k
Website	Official website
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Xhevair Kërxhaliu
Insignia
Army Shoulder sleeve insignia
Infantry speciality badge

The 2nd Infantry Battalion (Albanian: Batalioni i 2-të i Këmbësorisë, b2k) is one of the three infantry battalions, along with the b1k and b3k, part of the Albanian Land Force.
The b2k it is based in Zall-Herr, Tirana. It consists on 3 companies, with 100 – 130 soldiers each, with a total about 700, effective as a whole battalion. Normally they fall under the command of Land Force Command and Staff.^[1]

The b2k is a light motorized infantry which serves as well as rapid reaction force. Since 2014, after Wales summit, became part of the newly established "Very High Readiness Joint Task Force"' (VJTF) and NRF, as a need of NATO allied countries.^[2][3]

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• Albanian Land Force
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• Albanian Air Force

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