Kadena Air Base
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Kadena Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Japan that serves as a key strategic hub for American military operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kadena Air Base canonical | 4 |
| Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan | 1 |
| Kadena Ammunition Storage Area | 1 |
| Kadena Officers Club | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1373041 — 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: Kadena Air Base Context triple: [Okinawa Prefecture, hasMajorUSBase, Kadena Air Base]
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A.
Komatsu Air Base
Komatsu Air Base is a major military airfield in Ishikawa Prefecture that serves as one of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s key fighter and air defense installations.
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B.
Hamamatsu Air Base
Hamamatsu Air Base is a major Japan Air Self-Defense Force installation in Shizuoka Prefecture known for its training units, air defense role, and aviation museum.
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C.
Tsuiki Air Base
Tsuiki Air Base is a major Japan Air Self-Defense Force installation in Fukuoka Prefecture known for hosting fighter squadrons and air defense operations.
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D.
Misawa Air Base
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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E.
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.
- 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: Kadena Air Base Target entity description: Kadena Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Japan that serves as a key strategic hub for American military operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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A.
Komatsu Air Base
Komatsu Air Base is a major military airfield in Ishikawa Prefecture that serves as one of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s key fighter and air defense installations.
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B.
Hamamatsu Air Base
Hamamatsu Air Base is a major Japan Air Self-Defense Force installation in Shizuoka Prefecture known for its training units, air defense role, and aviation museum.
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C.
Tsuiki Air Base
Tsuiki Air Base is a major Japan Air Self-Defense Force installation in Fukuoka Prefecture known for hosting fighter squadrons and air defense operations.
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D.
Misawa Air Base
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| garrison | 18th Wing ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Kadena, Okinawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Kadena Exchange
Kadena Marina ⓘ Kadena Medical Clinic ⓘ Kadena Air Base self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kadena Officers Club
|
| hasFunction |
air refueling operations
ⓘ
air superiority operations ⓘ airlift operations ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ special operations support ⓘ |
| hasHousing | on-base family housing ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 05L/23R
ⓘ
Runway 05R/23L ⓘ |
| hostNation | Japan ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
1st Special Operations Squadron
ⓘ
33rd Rescue Squadron ⓘ 353d Special Operations Wing ⓘ
surface form:
353rd Special Operations Wing elements
44th Fighter Squadron ⓘ 67th Fighter Squadron ⓘ 909th Air Refueling Squadron ⓘ Japan Air Self-Defense Force units ⓘ |
| IATACode | DNA ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | RODN ⓘ |
| location |
Okinawa Island
ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kadena, Okinawa
ⓘ
surface form:
village of Kadena
|
| nearestCity | Okinawa City ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Pacific Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Air Forces
U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forces Japan
|
| primaryUnit | 18th Wing ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
forward base for power projection in East Asia
ⓘ
key hub for U.S. air operations in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ |
| underCommand | Fifth Air Force ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kadena Air Base Description of subject: Kadena Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Japan that serves as a key strategic hub for American military operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kadena Officers Club
this entity surface form:
Kadena Ammunition Storage Area
subject surface form:
Habu (Okinawa SR-71 operations)
subject surface form:
Habu (Okinawa SR-71 operations)
this entity surface form:
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan