The 17th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment

Sustainment Brigade

As part of the early 21st century transformation of the United States Army from a division-based structure to a brigade-based army; the Division Support Commands, Corps Support Groups, and Area Support Groups are being inactivated or transformed to Sustainment Brigades As part of the early 21st...

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...

 of the United States Army National Guard in Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

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Mission

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.

Organization

The brigade has the following Nevada National Guard units assigned during peacetime:

• 17th Special Troops Battalion
  • 106TH Public Affairs Detachment
  • 150TH Maintenance Company (-)
  • 485TH Military Police Company
  • 593RD Transportation Company Medium Truck (POL)
  • 609TH Engineer Company
• 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
  • Headquarters Headquarters Company
  • 72nd Military Police Company (-)
  • 100TH Quartermaster Water Purification & Distribution Company
  • 137TH Military Police Detachment
  • 240TH Engineer Company
  • 277TH Engineer Haul Platoon
  • 777TH Engineer Detachment
  • 1864TH Transportation Company (Medium Truck)