Dugway Proving Ground
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Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dugway Proving Ground canonical | 6 |
| U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground | 2 |
| Dugway, Utah | 1 |
| U.S. Army Garrison Dugway Proving Ground | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1037806 — 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.
Target entity: Dugway Proving Ground Context triple: [Starliner spacecraft, landingSites, Dugway Proving Ground]
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A.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range is a vast U.S. Air Force training and bombing range in southern Nevada used for advanced military exercises and weapons testing.
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B.
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pueblo Chemical Depot is a U.S. Army installation in Colorado historically used for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
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C.
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range is a U.S. Army testing and evaluation range at Fort Huachuca used for developing and assessing electronic, communications, and surveillance systems.
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D.
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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E.
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dugway Proving Ground Target entity description: Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
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A.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range is a vast U.S. Air Force training and bombing range in southern Nevada used for advanced military exercises and weapons testing.
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B.
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pueblo Chemical Depot is a U.S. Army installation in Colorado historically used for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
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C.
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range is a U.S. Army testing and evaluation range at Fort Huachuca used for developing and assessing electronic, communications, and surveillance systems.
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D.
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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E.
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army installation
ⓘ
military proving ground ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
|
| area | hundreds of thousands of acres ⓘ |
| contains | Michael Army Airfield ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFromSaltLakeCity | approximately 85 miles southwest ⓘ |
| environment | remote desert environment ⓘ |
| established | 1942 ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| garrison |
Dugway Proving Ground
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Garrison Dugway Proving Ground
|
| hasClimate | arid ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
chambers and laboratories
ⓘ
open-air test ranges ⓘ test grids and test beds ⓘ |
| hasRole |
support homeland defense
ⓘ
support joint and allied forces testing ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Michael Army Airfield ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
desert
ⓘ
mountainous areas ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Great Salt Lake Desert ⓘ |
| location |
Tooele County, Utah
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dugway, Utah ⓘ |
| near | Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
support development of defenses against weapons of mass destruction
ⓘ
test chemical and biological defense capabilities ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security installation ⓘ |
| testingFocus |
biological agents simulants
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chemical agents simulants ⓘ non-lethal agents ⓘ smoke and obscurants ⓘ |
| use |
testing biological defense systems
ⓘ
testing chemical defense systems ⓘ testing decontamination systems ⓘ testing detection systems ⓘ testing nuclear defense systems ⓘ testing protective equipment ⓘ testing radiological defense systems ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
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surface form:
U.S. Army
approved defense contractors ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ other U.S. military services ⓘ |
| usedFor |
field trials of decontamination procedures
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field trials of detection systems ⓘ field trials of protective gear ⓘ |
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Subject: Dugway Proving Ground Description of subject: Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
Referenced by (10)
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