2 Combat Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers. It is located at CFB Petawawa, and is part of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. 2 CER was redesignated from 1 Field Engineer Squadron in 1977.
It currently consists of 23 Field Squadron, 24 Field Squadron, 25 Support Squadron and 28 Administration Squadron.
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