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223rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist)

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 Welcome to the 223rd Military Intelligence Bn Website 

Mission

The federal mission of the 223rd is to provide interpreters, translators, counter-intelligence, interrogation, and signals intelligence support and to operate a center for language training and development. The unique part of the mission for the battalion is to provide foreign language support to the Army as well as to the rest of the Intelligence Community.

The state mission of the 223rd is to provide soldiers and equipment to support State missions as directed by the Governor. The specific mission varies widely, from counter-drug support to contingency missions; from interpretation and translation services to civil disorder and emergency operations.

Battalion Command Team:

Batallion Commander: LTC Graham Clark
 
Batallion Command Sergeant Major:  Vacant
 
Executive Officer:  Vacant


Subordinate Units:

HHSC, 223RD MI BN (L) B CO, 223RD MI BN (L)
San Francisco Armory  Seaside Armory
CDR: CPT Mike Morgan CDR: MAJ Evert R. Hawk II
1SG: SFC Duane Valenzuela 1SG: 1SG Darren Quackenbush
   
A CO, 223RD MI BN (L) B DET, 223RD MI BN (L)
San Rafael Armory San Francisco Armory
CDR: CPT Jonathan Westbrook CDR: CPT Evert R. Hawk II
XO:  
1SG: 1SG Kendra Storm C CO, 223RD MI BN (L)
  Glendale Armory
A DET, 223RD MI BN (L)  CDR: MAJ Steve Embrich
Sacramento Armory 1SG:
CDR: CPT John P. Castro