Combat Support Regiment

The Combat Support Regiment (Albanian: Regjimenti i Mbështetjes me Luftim commonly known as RML) is a supporting regiment of the Albanian Land Force, which has as its primary mission to create separate military capabilities with a specific mission and tasks for fire support, air defense, engineering operations, protecting armed forces maneuver units and population from weapons of mass destruction.^[3]

Combat Support Regiment (Albania) Regjimenti i Mbështetjes me Luftim
Active	2014–present
Country	Albania
Branch	Albanian Land Force
Role	Artillery[1] Air Defence CBRN defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Military reserve force[1]
Size	Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Zall-Herr, Tirana
Engagements	Resolute Support Mission
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Ekland Dauti[2]

History

The Combat Support Regiment was created on October 1, 2014, initially as a battalion and then as a regiment as a result of the restructuring of the Armed Forces and as a necessity of the mission of the Albanian Land Forces.^[4] In 2019, a platoon of RML was deployed in Afghanistan as part of Resolute Support Mission.The platoon of the Combat Support Battalion was the VII Albanian Contingent in the Resolute Support mission and served in Kabul.^[5]

Structure

• • Ground Artillery Battalion^[1]
  • Air Defense Artillery Battery^[1]
  • Center for Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction^[1]
  • Company of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineers^[1]
  • Reserve Company^[1]

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Albanian Armed Forces