Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
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Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina is a major U.S. Air Force installation that serves as a key operational and command hub for air combat and Army forces in the southeastern United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaw Air Force Base | 3 |
| Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3318416 — 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: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina Context triple: [Third United States Army, headquartersLocationIn21stCentury, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina]
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A.
Joint Base Charleston
Joint Base Charleston is a major U.S. military installation that supports Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and other Department of Defense operations in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
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B.
Walker Air Force Base (former)
Walker Air Force Base (former) was a major United States Air Force installation in New Mexico that played a key role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War before its closure in the late 1960s.
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C.
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Robins Air Force Base in Georgia is a major U.S. Air Force installation known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations, including serving as a key center for Air Force Reserve Command activities.
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D.
Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Georgia known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations.
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E.
Hunter Army Airfield
Hunter Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield in Savannah, Georgia, that serves as a key base for rapid-deployment and special operations forces.
- 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: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina Target entity description: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina is a major U.S. Air Force installation that serves as a key operational and command hub for air combat and Army forces in the southeastern United States.
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A.
Joint Base Charleston
Joint Base Charleston is a major U.S. military installation that supports Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and other Department of Defense operations in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
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B.
Walker Air Force Base (former)
Walker Air Force Base (former) was a major United States Air Force installation in New Mexico that played a key role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War before its closure in the late 1960s.
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C.
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Robins Air Force Base in Georgia is a major U.S. Air Force installation known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations, including serving as a key center for Air Force Reserve Command activities.
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D.
Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Georgia known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations.
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E.
Hunter Army Airfield
Hunter Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield in Savannah, Georgia, that serves as a key base for rapid-deployment and special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| aircraftStationed | F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 75 meters ⓘ |
| FAAcode | SSC ⓘ |
| garrison |
20th Fighter Wing
ⓘ
Fifteenth Air Force ⓘ Ninth Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Ninth Air Force (historical)
United States Army Central ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
airfield
ⓘ
family housing ⓘ headquarters complex ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ training facilities ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 04/22 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| homeOf |
20th Fighter Wing
ⓘ
Fifteenth Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Fifteenth Air Force headquarters
United States Army Central ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Central headquarters
|
| hostsUnitType |
Army service component command
ⓘ
air forces headquarters ⓘ fighter wing ⓘ |
| IATAcode | SSC ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KSSC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Carolina
ⓘ
Sumter County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern United States
|
| majorCommand | Air Combat Command ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ervin David Shaw ⓘ |
| nearCity | Sumter, South Carolina ⓘ |
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
United States military bases
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military installation network
|
| primaryMission |
air combat operations
ⓘ
command and control for air forces ⓘ support of Army forces ⓘ |
| role |
command hub for Army forces in southeastern United States
ⓘ
key operational hub for air combat in southeastern United States ⓘ |
| supportsCommand |
Air Combat Command operations
ⓘ
United States Central Command operations (via Army Central) ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fighter operations
ⓘ
joint Air Force–Army operations support ⓘ pilot training (historical) ⓘ |
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: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina Description of subject: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina is a major U.S. Air Force installation that serves as a key operational and command hub for air combat and Army forces in the southeastern United States.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Third United States Army
→
headquartersLocationIn21stCentury
→
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter County, South Carolina
→
containsMilitaryInstallation
→
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Shaw Air Force Base
subject surface form:
Stateburg, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Shaw Air Force Base