446th Airlift Wing
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The 446th Airlift Wing is a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit that conducts strategic and tactical airlift and aeromedical evacuation missions, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 446th Airlift Wing canonical | 7 |
| 446th Operations Group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T431002 — 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: 446th Airlift Wing Context triple: [Joint Base Lewis–McChord, garrison, 446th Airlift Wing]
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A.
62nd Airlift Wing
The 62nd Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides global strategic airlift capabilities, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington.
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B.
89th Airlift Wing
The 89th Airlift Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit based at Joint Base Andrews that provides executive airlift support for the President, Vice President, and other senior government officials.
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C.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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D.
10th Tactical Wing
The 10th Tactical Wing is a combat aviation unit of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
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E.
2nd Tactical Wing
The 2nd Tactical Wing is a major combat aviation formation of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air 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: 446th Airlift Wing Target entity description: The 446th Airlift Wing is a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit that conducts strategic and tactical airlift and aeromedical evacuation missions, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
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A.
62nd Airlift Wing
The 62nd Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides global strategic airlift capabilities, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington.
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B.
89th Airlift Wing
The 89th Airlift Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit based at Joint Base Andrews that provides executive airlift support for the President, Vice President, and other senior government officials.
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C.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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D.
10th Tactical Wing
The 10th Tactical Wing is a combat aviation unit of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
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E.
2nd Tactical Wing
The 2nd Tactical Wing is a major combat aviation formation of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force Reserve unit
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airlift wing ⓘ |
| aircraftMission |
intertheater airlift
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intratheater airlift ⓘ medical patient transport ⓘ outsize and oversize cargo transport ⓘ personnel transport ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
C-17 Globemaster III
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surface form:
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
|
| aircraftType | military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Air Force
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Air Force Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force Reserve Command
|
| commandStructure | Fourth Air Force ⓘ |
| component |
313th Airlift Squadron
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446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron ⓘ 446th Maintenance Group ⓘ 446th Mission Support Group ⓘ 446th Airlift Wing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
446th Operations Group
728th Airlift Squadron ⓘ 97th Airlift Squadron ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| garrison |
Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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surface form:
McChord Field
|
| isReserveComponentOf | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| mission |
provide aeromedical evacuation capability
ⓘ
provide worldwide airlift ⓘ support global mobility operations ⓘ |
| operates | C-17 training and operational missions ⓘ |
| operationalConcept | associate unit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Force Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Reserve Command
|
| personnelType |
Air Force Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen
|
| role |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ |
| sharesAircraftWith |
62nd Airlift Wing
ⓘ
surface form:
62d Airlift Wing
|
| stationedAt |
Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Base Lewis–McChord
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| supports |
Air Mobility Command
ⓘ
U.S. Transportation Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Transportation Command
aeromedical evacuation of patients ⓘ aeromedical evacuation training ⓘ global contingency operations ⓘ humanitarian airlift missions ⓘ joint military exercises ⓘ |
| supportsOperations |
aeromedical evacuation operations
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combat operations ⓘ disaster relief operations ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | reserve associate wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 446th Airlift Wing Description of subject: The 446th Airlift Wing is a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit that conducts strategic and tactical airlift and aeromedical evacuation missions, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joint Base Lewis–McChord
this entity surface form:
446th Operations Group