17th Sustainment Brigade (United States)


The 17th Sustainment Brigade is a U.S. military sustainment brigade of the Army National Guard in Nevada.

Mission

The 17th Sustainment Brigade provides command and control for 3-7 sustainment functional logistics battalions, as well as assigned human resources and financial management companies. Its responsibilities include overseeing theater distribution, supporting redeployment operations, and providing logistical support to joint, interagency, and multinational forces. Additionally, the brigade is prepared to assist civilian agencies when directed.

History

The Brigade was activated in 2011 to provide command and control for the Special Troops Battalion of the brigade and the 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. In June 2012 the brigade was given administrative control of the 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry.

Organization

  • 17th Sustainment Brigade, in North [Las Vegas, Nevada|North Las Vegas]
  • * 17th Special Troops Battalion, in Las Vegas
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 17th Sustainment Brigade, in North Las Vegas
  • ** 72nd Military Police Company, in Henderson
  • ** 100th Quartermaster Company, in North Las Vegas
  • ** 240th Engineer Company, in North Las Vegas
  • ** 593rd Transportation Company , in North Las Vegas
  • ** 777th Engineer Detachment, in North Las Vegas
  • ** 1864th Transportation Company , in Las Vegas
  • ** 3665th Ordnance Company, in North Las Vegas, Nevada
  • * 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Reno
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Reno
  • *** 121st Quartermaster Unit, in Reno
  • ** 106th Public Affairs Detachment, in Reno
  • ** 137th Military Police Detachment, in Carson City
  • ** 150th Ordnance Company, in Carson City
  • ** 609th Engineer Company , in Reno

Commander

Commander and Colonel Joseph Claros was born on December 28,1979 in San Salvador, El Salvador. He immigrated to the United States with his family in the early 1980s.
Claros joined the military in 1998 to pay for college. He graduated from Washington State University in 2002. He deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, and the Middle East. He is married with two children.