Misawa Air Base
E105412
Misawa Air Base is a major joint U.S.–Japan military installation in Aomori Prefecture that supports both air defense and regional security operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Misawa Air Base canonical | 3 |
| Naval Air Facility Misawa | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T857047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Misawa Air Base Context triple: [Japan Air Self-Defense Force, hasBase, Misawa Air Base]
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A.
Osan Air Base
Osan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that serves as a critical hub for American air operations and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
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B.
Kunsan Air Base
Kunsan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that plays a critical role in regional defense and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
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C.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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D.
Nagasaki Airport
Nagasaki Airport is a regional and international airport in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, notable for being one of the world’s first offshore airports built on an artificial island.
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E.
Cuatro Vientos Air Base
Cuatro Vientos Air Base is one of Spain’s oldest military airfields, located near Madrid and serving as a key installation for the Spanish Air Force and general aviation activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Misawa Air Base Target entity description: Misawa Air Base is a major joint U.S.–Japan military installation in Aomori Prefecture that supports both air defense and regional security operations.
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A.
Osan Air Base
Osan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that serves as a critical hub for American air operations and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
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B.
Kunsan Air Base
Kunsan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that plays a critical role in regional defense and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
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C.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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D.
Nagasaki Airport
Nagasaki Airport is a regional and international airport in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, notable for being one of the world’s first offshore airports built on an artificial island.
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E.
Cuatro Vientos Air Base
Cuatro Vientos Air Base is one of Spain’s oldest military airfields, located near Madrid and serving as a key installation for the Spanish Air Force and general aviation activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force base
ⓘ
United States Air Force base ⓘ military air base ⓘ |
| allianceContext |
United States–Japan security alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Japan security alliance
|
| controlledBy |
Japan Ministry of Defense
ⓘ
U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forces Japan
|
| coordinates | approximately 40.703°N 141.368°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| garrison |
35th Fighter Wing
ⓘ
3rd Air Wing (JASDF) ⓘ Misawa Air Base self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Air Facility Misawa
|
| hasFacility |
Misawa Air Base
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Air Facility Misawa
communications and intelligence facilities ⓘ family housing areas ⓘ medical clinic ⓘ schools for dependents ⓘ |
| hostsAircraft |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
ⓘ
Mitsubishi F-2 ⓘ Boeing P-8 Poseidon ⓘ
surface form:
P-8 Poseidon (visiting/rotational)
|
| hostsUnit |
35th Maintenance Group
ⓘ
35th Medical Group ⓘ 35th Mission Support Group ⓘ 35th Operations Group ⓘ 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) ⓘ 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) ⓘ Fighter Squadron 2 (US Navy, rotational) ⓘ |
| iataCode | MSJ ⓘ |
| icaoCode | RJSM ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Aomori Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
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United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Defense Command (Japan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Air Defense network
United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility
|
| primaryMission |
air defense
ⓘ
regional security operations ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 10/28 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timezone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
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Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War (support operations)
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| usedFor |
electronic warfare support
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intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ joint U.S.–Japan military operations ⓘ tactical fighter operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Misawa Air Base Description of subject: Misawa Air Base is a major joint U.S.–Japan military installation in Aomori Prefecture that supports both air defense and regional security operations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naval Air Facility Misawa
this entity surface form:
Naval Air Facility Misawa