Marine Air Control Group 18
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Marine Air Control Group 18 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides airspace management, air defense, and related support to Marine air-ground task forces in the Pacific region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine Air Control Group 18 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3261300 — 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: Marine Air Control Group 18 Context triple: [1st Marine Aircraft Wing, notableComponent, Marine Air Control Group 18]
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Marine Air Control Group 38
Marine Air Control Group 38 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit responsible for coordinating and managing air operations in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Forces.
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B.
Marine Air Control Group 28
Marine Air Control Group 28 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit responsible for coordinating and managing air operations in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force missions.
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C.
Marine Aircraft Group 31
Marine Aircraft Group 31 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit that operates and supports fixed-wing aircraft as part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
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D.
Marine Aircraft Group 16
Marine Aircraft Group 16 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit that operates a variety of aircraft in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force missions.
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E.
Marine Wing Support Group 27
Marine Wing Support Group 27 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and combat service support to Marine aviation operations.
- 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: Marine Air Control Group 18 Target entity description: Marine Air Control Group 18 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides airspace management, air defense, and related support to Marine air-ground task forces in the Pacific region.
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A.
Marine Air Control Group 38
Marine Air Control Group 38 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit responsible for coordinating and managing air operations in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Forces.
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B.
Marine Air Control Group 28
Marine Air Control Group 28 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit responsible for coordinating and managing air operations in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force missions.
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C.
Marine Aircraft Group 31
Marine Aircraft Group 31 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit that operates and supports fixed-wing aircraft as part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
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D.
Marine Aircraft Group 16
Marine Aircraft Group 16 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit that operates a variety of aircraft in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force missions.
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E.
Marine Wing Support Group 27
Marine Wing Support Group 27 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and combat service support to Marine aviation operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marine Air Control Group
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| commandStructure | III Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| garrison |
Futenma Air Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
|
| garrisonLocation |
Okinawa Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa, Japan
|
| higherFormationType |
Marine aircraft wing
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Aircraft Wing
|
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| mission |
provide airspace control and management in support of Marine aviation operations
ⓘ
provide aviation command and control for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ⓘ provide short range air defense in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ⓘ |
| nickname | MACG-18 ⓘ |
| operationalFocus |
expeditionary operations
ⓘ
forward-deployed operations in the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| partOf | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ⓘ |
| primaryCustomers |
Marine aviation units
ⓘ
Marine ground combat units ⓘ joint and combined forces in the Pacific ⓘ |
| providesCapability |
air traffic control services
ⓘ
airspace deconfliction ⓘ control of anti-air warfare operations ⓘ control of assault support aircraft ⓘ control of offensive air support ⓘ direct air support center functions ⓘ integrated air defense ⓘ radar approach control ⓘ surveillance and early warning ⓘ tactical air operations center functions ⓘ |
| region |
Indo-Pacific region
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Pacific
|
| role |
air defense
ⓘ
air support coordination ⓘ air traffic control support ⓘ airspace management ⓘ aviation command and control ⓘ radar control and surveillance ⓘ tactical air command and control ⓘ |
| serviceComponent |
United States Indo-Pacific Command
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (via III MEF)
|
| subordinateUnit |
Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (rotational elements)
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Marine Air Control Squadron ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Air Control Squadron 1
Marine Air Control Squadron 4 ⓘ Marine Air Support Squadron ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Air Support Squadron 2
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 ⓘ |
| supports |
III Marine Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force
|
| theater |
Asia-Pacific
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surface form:
Pacific region
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| type | aviation combat element support unit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marine Air Control Group 18 Description of subject: Marine Air Control Group 18 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides airspace management, air defense, and related support to Marine air-ground task forces in the Pacific region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.