| 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.
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. [1]
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. [2]
The brigade has the following units during peacetime: [3]
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.
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