The 2nd Engineer Regiment is housed in Linton Military Camp that is situated approximately 10 km South of the City of
Palmerston NorthPalmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of In 2008 it was the 11th-largest city in New Zealand, and the centre of the seventh-largest urban area...
. Raised on the 1st of July 1993 the Regiment is the only major Engineer Unit in the
New Zealand ArmyThe New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...
. Linton Camp has been known throughout the Army as the traditional home of the Engineers. The School of Military Engineering first moved to Linton Camp in June 1953 but now comes under the Control of Army Schools in Waiouru.
The role of the engineers is to assist in maintaining the mobility of our Own Forces, deny
freedom of movementFreedom of movement, mobility rights or the right to travel is a human rights concept which is respected in the constitutions of numerous states...
to the enemy, and provide general engineering support.
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The 2nd Engineer Regiment is housed in Linton Military Camp that is situated approximately 10 km South of the City of
Palmerston NorthPalmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of In 2008 it was the 11th-largest city in New Zealand, and the centre of the seventh-largest urban area...
. Raised on the 1st of July 1993 the Regiment is the only major Engineer Unit in the
New Zealand ArmyThe New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...
. Linton Camp has been known throughout the Army as the traditional home of the Engineers. The School of Military Engineering first moved to Linton Camp in June 1953 but now comes under the Control of Army Schools in Waiouru.
The role of the engineers is to assist in maintaining the mobility of our Own Forces, deny
freedom of movementFreedom of movement, mobility rights or the right to travel is a human rights concept which is respected in the constitutions of numerous states...
to the enemy, and provide general engineering support. 2nd Engineer Regiment is to generate and sustain Engineer Troop and Squadron level command and control competent in combined arms operations in order to meet directed outputs.
Organisation
- 2 Engineer Regiment
- HQ Squadron
- Engineer Workshops
- Q Store
- Works Cell
- Training Cell
- GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Cell
- 2 Field Squadron
- LAV Troop
- Field Troop
- Field Troop
- Field Troop (Burnham)
- 25 Engineer Support Squadron
- Construction Troop
- Plant Troop
- Transport Section
- 2 Emergency Response Squadron
- 2 Emergency Response Troop (Linton)
- 3 Emergency Response Troop (Burnham)
- 4 Emergency Response Troop (Waiouru)