17th Sustainment Brigade (United States)
| 17th Sustainment Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Distinctive unit insignia | |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Nevada |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | Sustainment Brigade |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Commanders | |
| Current Commander | COL Joseph Claros |
| Previous Commander | COL Amy Klima |
| Insignia | |
| Shoulder sleeve insignia and combat service identification badge |  |
The 17th Sustainment Brigade (SB) is a U.S. military sustainment brigade of the Army National Guard in Nevada.
Mission
[edit]17th SB provides command and control for 3-7 sustainment of functional logistics battalions and assigned HR/FM companies. On order conducts theater distribution, supports redeployment operations and provides support to joint, interagency and multinational forces as directed. Be prepared to support civilian agencies.[1]
History
[edit]The 17th Sustainment 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.[2]
Organization
[edit]The brigade has the following units assigned during peacetime:[3]
- Special Troops Battalion, 17th Sustainment Brigade (HQ at Las Vegas)[3][4]
- 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (HQ at Stead)[5]
Commander
[edit]Commander and Colonel Joseph Claros was born on December 28,1979 in San Salvador,El Salvador.He immigrated to the United States in the early 1980’s,with his parents,and 2 triplet brothers, Donald,and Jack,both former members of the Arizona National Guard,and Washington National Guard,and his younger brother,Carlos. He went to Washington State University,and graduated in 2002. He joined the military in 1998,to pay for college. He previously deployed to Iraq from 2004 to 2005,Afghanistan in 2009,South Korea from 2013-2015,and to the Middle East in 2016.He has 2 kids, Draiden and Adries with his wife Marajonah.They currently reside in Reno,Nevada.
References
[edit]- ^ "17th Sustainment Brigade Homepage". US Army. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Nevada National Guard Biennial Report, Fiscal Years 2011–2012" (PDF). 30 January 2013. p. 14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Joint Force Headquarters" (PDF). Nevada National Guard Biennial Report 2017-2018. 11 November 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Special Troops Battalion, 17th SB".
- ^ a b c d e f "757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion" (PDF). Nevada National Guard Biennial Report 2017-2018. 10 November 2019. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2020.
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