22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
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The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is a U.S. Marine Corps rapid-response, sea-based air-ground task force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency missions worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit | 2 |
| 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit canonical | 2 |
| 22nd MEU | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T408881 — 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: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Context triple: [II Marine Expeditionary Force, hasSubordinateUnit, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit]
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A.
2nd Marine Logistics Group
The 2nd Marine Logistics Group is a major U.S. Marine Corps unit that provides comprehensive combat service support and logistics capabilities to Marine air-ground task forces, particularly those of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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B.
II Marine Expeditionary Force
II Marine Expeditionary Force is a major U.S. Marine Corps warfighting organization based on the East Coast that provides rapidly deployable, air-ground-logistics forces for global operations.
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C.
2nd Marine Division
The 2nd Marine Division is a major U.S. Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal amphibious assaults and ground combat operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II and subsequent conflicts.
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III Marine Expeditionary Force
III Marine Expeditionary Force is a forward-deployed, Pacific-focused Marine Air-Ground Task Force responsible for rapid crisis response, deterrence, and combat operations in support of U.S. and allied interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
3rd Marine Division
The 3rd Marine Division is a United States Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal combat role in the Pacific Theater during World War II and its continued service in subsequent conflicts.
- 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: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Target entity description: The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is a U.S. Marine Corps rapid-response, sea-based air-ground task force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency missions worldwide.
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A.
2nd Marine Logistics Group
The 2nd Marine Logistics Group is a major U.S. Marine Corps unit that provides comprehensive combat service support and logistics capabilities to Marine air-ground task forces, particularly those of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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B.
II Marine Expeditionary Force
II Marine Expeditionary Force is a major U.S. Marine Corps warfighting organization based on the East Coast that provides rapidly deployable, air-ground-logistics forces for global operations.
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C.
2nd Marine Division
The 2nd Marine Division is a major U.S. Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal amphibious assaults and ground combat operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II and subsequent conflicts.
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D.
III Marine Expeditionary Force
III Marine Expeditionary Force is a forward-deployed, Pacific-focused Marine Air-Ground Task Force responsible for rapid crisis response, deterrence, and combat operations in support of U.S. and allied interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
3rd Marine Division
The 3rd Marine Division is a United States Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal combat role in the Pacific Theater during World War II and its continued service in subsequent conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marine expeditionary unit
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U.S. Marine Corps unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
22nd MEU
|
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| capability |
amphibious assault
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disaster relief ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ limited contingency operations worldwide ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ non-combatant evacuation operations ⓘ |
| command | commanded by a Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ |
| commandStructure | II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| component |
Aviation Combat Element
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Command Element ⓘ Ground Combat Element ⓘ Marine logistics combat element ⓘ
surface form:
Logistics Combat Element
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doctrine |
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
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surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force doctrine
|
| domain |
amphibious
ⓘ
maritime ⓘ |
| garrison | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command
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surface form:
United States Marine Corps Forces Command
|
| isPartOf | United States Navy–Marine Corps team ⓘ |
| location | North Carolina ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct amphibious operations
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conduct crisis response ⓘ conduct limited contingency missions ⓘ support joint and combined operations ⓘ |
| missionScope | global ⓘ |
| mobility | sea-based ⓘ |
| operationalConcept | forward-deployed expeditionary force ⓘ |
| readiness | rapidly deployable ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious warfare
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crisis response ⓘ limited contingency operations ⓘ rapid-response force ⓘ sea-based air-ground task force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| size | approximately 2200 Marines and Sailors ⓘ |
| taskOrganization |
scalable
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tailored to mission ⓘ |
| type |
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
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surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force
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| typicalDeployment | embarked aboard U.S. Navy amphibious ready group ships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Description of subject: The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is a U.S. Marine Corps rapid-response, sea-based air-ground task force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency missions worldwide.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
22nd Marine Amphibious Unit
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
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abbreviation
→
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
22nd MEU
this entity surface form:
22nd Marine Amphibious Unit
subject surface form:
Marine Expeditionary Unit