Fort Richardson
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Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Richardson canonical | 3 |
| Fort Richardson military installation | 1 |
| Fort Richardson, Alaska | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2879741 — 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: Fort Richardson Context triple: [Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, formerly, Fort Richardson]
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A.
Fort Gregg-Adams
Fort Gregg-Adams is a major U.S. Army installation in Virginia that serves as the primary training and doctrine center for logistics, sustainment, and related support specialties.
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B.
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is a major U.S. Army installation in North Carolina known as one of the world’s largest military bases and a central hub for airborne and special operations forces.
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C.
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is a small coastal city in Northern California known for its scenic Pacific shoreline, Glass Beach, and historic lumber industry.
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D.
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a major United States Army installation in West Texas and New Mexico, known for air defense artillery training and extensive desert training grounds.
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E.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
- 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: Fort Richardson Target entity description: Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
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A.
Fort Gregg-Adams
Fort Gregg-Adams is a major U.S. Army installation in Virginia that serves as the primary training and doctrine center for logistics, sustainment, and related support specialties.
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B.
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is a major U.S. Army installation in North Carolina known as one of the world’s largest military bases and a central hub for airborne and special operations forces.
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C.
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is a small coastal city in Northern California known for its scenic Pacific shoreline, Glass Beach, and historic lumber industry.
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D.
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a major United States Army installation in West Texas and New Mexico, known for air defense artillery training and extensive desert training grounds.
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E.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army post
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Chugach Mountains ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| garrison |
4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Alaska National Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska National Guard units
U.S. Army Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Alaska
|
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
garrison for Arctic-capable forces
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ training ⓘ |
| hasTrainingArea | rural and mountainous terrain around Anchorage ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
Glenn Highway
ⓘ
Richardson Highway ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
ⓘ
surface form:
Elmendorf Air Force Base
|
| locatedIn | near Anchorage, Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Alaska
ⓘ
Anchorage ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−09:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
ⓘ
surface form:
Elmendorf Air Force Base
|
| locatedOn | Alaska mainland ⓘ |
| locatedOnTerrainFeature | Alaska ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson ⓘ |
| mergerEffectiveDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wilds P. Richardson ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Anchorage ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic and subarctic defense infrastructure of the United States
ⓘ
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson ⓘ U.S. Army Pacific area of responsibility ⓘ U.S. Army Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Alaska (USARAK)
|
| status | former Army post ⓘ |
| timezone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Alaska National Guard
ⓘ
Army Reserve units ⓘ active duty Army units ⓘ |
| usedFor | cold-weather and mountain warfare training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Richardson Description of subject: Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Richardson, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Fort Richardson military installation