17th Sustainment Brigade (United States)

December 2016 July 2026 17th Sustainment Brigade 17 Sust Bde SSI.png 200 Shoulder sleeve insignia 2011 - present US United States 25px United States Army National Guard Sustainment Brigade 25px Nevada National Guard Las Vegas, Nevada 125px Distinctive unit insignia 200px 17th Sustainment Brigade Flag COL Joseph Claros Current Commander COL Amy Klima Previous Commander Current Deputy Commander The 17th Sustainment Brigade (SB) is a Sustainment Brigade of the United States Army and the Nevada National Guard. Mission The 17th Sustainment Brigade (17th SB) 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.17th Sustainment Brigade Homepage http://www.nv.ngb.army.mil/army/17.cfm United States Army 1 December 2011 11 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120111153502/http://www.nv.ngb.army.mil/army/17.cfm 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 Regiment.30 January 2013 Nevada National Guard Biennial Report, Fiscal Years 2011–2012 https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/77th2013/Exhibits/Senate/FIN/SFIN9H.pdf 14 Organization 27px 17th Sustainment Brigade, in North Las VegasNevada National Guard Biennial Report 2025 https://nv.ng.mil/Portals/74/2025%20Biennial%20Report.pdf Nevada Office of the Military 13–16 26 January 2026 27px 17th Special Troops Battalion, in Las Vegas Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 17th Sustainment Brigade, in North Las Vegas 72nd Military Police Company (Combat Support), in Henderson 100th Quartermaster Company (Water Purification and Distribution), in North Las Vegas 240th Engineer Company (Engineer Construction Company), in North Las Vegas 593rd Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (POL, 5K GAL), in North Las Vegas 777th Engineer Detachment (Concrete Section), in North Las Vegas 1864th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (PLS), in Las Vegas 3665th Ordnance Company (EOD), in North Las Vegas, Nevada 30px 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Reno Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Reno 121st Quartermaster Unit (Field Feeding), in Reno 106th Public Affairs Detachment, in Reno 137th Military Police Detachment (Law Enforcement), in Carson City 150th Ordnance Company (Support Maintenance), in Carson City 609th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation Company, in Fallon 1859th Transportation Company (Medium Truck) (Cargo), 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 (2004–5), Afghanistan (2009), South Korea (2013–15), and the Middle East (2016). He is married with two children. References 017 Category:Military units and formations established in 2011