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Albanian Land Forces

The Albanian Land Force (Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë) is the land force branch of the Albanian Armed Forces.

Albanian Land Force

2000 (2000)

National Defense

2335 Personnel

Fatherland, Honour, And Duty

Maj. Gen. Ilir Xhebexhia

Mission[edit]

The Albanian Land Force's main mission is the defense of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Albania, participation in humanitarian, combat, non-combat and peace support operations.[1]

Maintaining and developing capacities to provide a high level of readiness.

Continuous and sufficient training to deal with the tasks that might be assigned to it.

Assisting the community in cases of humanitarian emergencies; supporting search and rescue operations.

Cooperating with other national institutions in preventing illegal trafficking, smuggling of people and conventional weapons in .

Albania

Training and participating with troops in peace support missions in the framework of , EU and UN.

NATO

Albanian soldiers with VHS rifles

Albanian soldiers with VHS rifles

Albanian, U.S. and Romanian soldiers in a joint drill

Albanian, U.S. and Romanian soldiers in a joint drill

Albanian soldiers react to rioters, roleplayed by US forces, during KFOR

Albanian soldiers react to rioters, roleplayed by US forces, during KFOR

Albanian army convoy on patrol

Albanian army convoy on patrol

Albanian and US soldiers dismounting a M2 Bradley during Combined Resolve II

Albanian and US soldiers dismounting a M2 Bradley during Combined Resolve II

Albanian Land Force in Combined Resolve III

Albanian Land Force in Combined Resolve III

Royal Albanian Army

Albanian Air Force

Albanian Navy

Ministry of Defence of Albania

Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine

Albanian Armed Forces

Mission of Albanian land forces

http://www.aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/land-force

Specific tasks of Albanian land forces

http://www.aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/land-force

Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine History of Albanian land forces

http://www.aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/land-force/126-historiku-i-forces-tokesore

Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Heavy armoured and tanks Albanian Armed Forces

http://www.armyrecognition.com/world-army-equipment-topmenu-993/east-europe-topmenu-85/albania-topmenu-742?task=view&id=2576

Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Mortar

http://www.armyrecognition.com/world-army-equipment-topmenu-993/east-europe-topmenu-85/albania-topmenu-742?task=view&id=2576