Eighteenth Air Force
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The Eighteenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for leading and executing global air mobility operations, including airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 18th Air Force | 2 |
| Eighteenth Air Force canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1199363 — 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: Eighteenth Air Force Context triple: [89th Airlift Wing, commandStructure, Eighteenth Air Force]
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A.
Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force was a major tactical air force of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, best known for its close air support and air-ground operations in the European Theater, particularly during and after the D-Day invasion.
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B.
Eleventh Air Force
The Eleventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for air operations and defense in the Alaska and North Pacific region.
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C.
Thirteenth Air Force
Thirteenth Air Force was a major U.S. air force formation in the Pacific theater during World War II, known for its combat operations across the South and Southwest Pacific.
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D.
Twelfth Air Force
Twelfth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States that played a major role in Allied air operations in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II and later served in various tactical and training capacities.
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E.
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces strategic bombing formation in World War II, operating primarily from bases in Italy to strike industrial and military targets across Germany and occupied Europe.
- 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: Eighteenth Air Force Target entity description: The Eighteenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for leading and executing global air mobility operations, including airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation missions.
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A.
Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force was a major tactical air force of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, best known for its close air support and air-ground operations in the European Theater, particularly during and after the D-Day invasion.
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B.
Eleventh Air Force
The Eleventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for air operations and defense in the Alaska and North Pacific region.
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C.
Thirteenth Air Force
Thirteenth Air Force was a major U.S. air force formation in the Pacific theater during World War II, known for its combat operations across the South and Southwest Pacific.
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D.
Twelfth Air Force
Twelfth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States that played a major role in Allied air operations in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II and later served in various tactical and training capacities.
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E.
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces strategic bombing formation in World War II, operating primarily from bases in Italy to strike industrial and military targets across Germany and occupied Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force major component
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numbered air force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 18 AF ⓘ |
| branchOf | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Air Mobility Command ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| controls |
air mobility wings
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air refueling wings ⓘ airlift wings ⓘ expeditionary mobility task forces ⓘ provisional air mobility units during contingencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1951-03-28 ⓘ |
| doctrine | United States Air Force air mobility doctrine ⓘ |
| equipmentTypeOperated |
aeromedical evacuation-configured aircraft
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air refueling aircraft ⓘ airlift aircraft ⓘ |
| garrison | Scott Air Force Base ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Illinois
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCapability |
aerial refueling
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global aeromedical evacuation ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Tanker Airlift Control Center ⓘ |
| higherFormation | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
provide rapid global mobility and sustainment for America’s armed forces
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support national security objectives through global reach operations ⓘ |
| motto | “Airmen... Trusted and Empowered to Deliver Rapid Global Mobility” ⓘ |
| nickname |
Eighteenth Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
18th Air Force
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| partOf | Air Mobility Command ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | global air mobility ⓘ |
| responsibility |
operational control of assigned air mobility forces
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providing rapid global mobility for the Department of Defense ⓘ tasking, executing, and assessing global air mobility missions ⓘ |
| role |
aeromedical evacuation operations
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air mobility operations ⓘ air refueling operations ⓘ airlift operations ⓘ global air mobility command and control ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supports |
Unified Combatant Commands
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surface form:
United States combatant commands
aeromedical evacuation of wounded and ill personnel ⓘ disaster relief operations ⓘ humanitarian assistance missions ⓘ joint and coalition operations ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | global ⓘ |
| typeOf | operational-level warfighting headquarters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eighteenth Air Force Description of subject: The Eighteenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for leading and executing global air mobility operations, including airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation missions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
18th Air Force
this entity surface form:
18th Air Force