The 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion provides interpreters, translators, counter-intelligence

Counter-intelligence

Counterintelligence or counter-intelligence refers to efforts made by intelligence organizations to prevent hostile or enemy intelligence organizations from successfully gathering and collecting intelligence against them. National intelligence programs, and, by extension, the overall defenses of...

, interrogation, and signals intelligence

SIGINT

Signals intelligence is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether between people , whether involving electronic signals not directly used in communication , or combinations of the two...

 support. They provide this support for the Army, as well as the rest of the Intelligence Community

United States Intelligence Community

The United States Intelligence Community is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the...

. The 223rd is also tasked to operate a center for language training and development.

The 223rd provides soldiers and equipment to support State missions as directed by the Governor.
These specific mission may vary widely, from counter-drug support to contingency missions; from interpretation and translation services to civil disorder

Civil disorder

Civil disorder, also known as civil unrest or civil strife, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people. Civil disturbance is typically a symptom of, and a form of protest against, major socio-political problems;...

and emergency operations.

Subordinate units

HHSC, 223RD MI BN (L)
California

A CO, 223RD MI BN (L)
California

B CO, 223RD MI BN (L)
California

C CO, 223RD MI BN (L)
California

D CO, 223RD MI BN (L)
Massachusetts