Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)
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The Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force unit that operates transport helicopters to conduct airlift, disaster relief, and support missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron | 1 |
| Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4958042 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF) Context triple: [Iruma Air Base, garrison, Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)]
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A.
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF)
The 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter unit known for operating modern combat aircraft as part of Japan’s northern air defense forces.
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B.
Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron
The Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force unit specializing in search and rescue and emergency response operations, based at Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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C.
Air Support Command (Japan)
Air Support Command (Japan) is a major formation of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force responsible for providing air transport, rescue, and other support operations to sustain Japan’s air defense and disaster response missions.
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3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF)
The 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter unit known for operating modern combat aircraft as part of the nation’s air defense and tactical operations.
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E.
3rd Air Wing (JASDF)
The 3rd Air Wing (JASDF) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force aviation unit responsible for air defense and tactical fighter operations in northern Japan.
- 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: Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF) Target entity description: The Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force unit that operates transport helicopters to conduct airlift, disaster relief, and support missions.
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A.
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF)
The 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter unit known for operating modern combat aircraft as part of Japan’s northern air defense forces.
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B.
Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron
The Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force unit specializing in search and rescue and emergency response operations, based at Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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C.
Air Support Command (Japan)
Air Support Command (Japan) is a major formation of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force responsible for providing air transport, rescue, and other support operations to sustain Japan’s air defense and disaster response missions.
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D.
3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF)
The 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter unit known for operating modern combat aircraft as part of the nation’s air defense and tactical operations.
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E.
3rd Air Wing (JASDF)
The 3rd Air Wing (JASDF) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force aviation unit responsible for air defense and tactical fighter operations in northern Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force unit
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military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated | CH-47J Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | transport helicopter ⓘ |
| allegiance | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Iruma Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Support Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| equipmentClass | rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| garrison | Iruma Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
airlift of personnel
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airlift of supplies ⓘ disaster response operations ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ support to national emergencies ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| operatesInBranch | air force ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
domestic operations in Japan
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international disaster relief support ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Support Command (JASDF)
NERFINISHED
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | medium and heavy airlift by helicopter ⓘ |
| role |
air transport
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disaster relief ⓘ helicopter airlift ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ support to civil authorities ⓘ |
| service | Japan Air Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Japan Self-Defense Forces joint operations
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civilian disaster management agencies ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | helicopter squadron ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF) Description of subject: The Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force unit that operates transport helicopters to conduct airlift, disaster relief, and support missions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron