Sheppard Air Force Base
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Sheppard Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Texas best known as a key training center for airmen, including technical and pilot training, often in partnership with allied nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sheppard Air Force Base canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7536872 — 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: Sheppard Air Force Base Context triple: [Air Training Command, controlledInstallation, Sheppard Air Force Base]
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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B.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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C.
Moody Air Force Base
Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern Georgia that serves as a key hub for combat search and rescue and close air support operations.
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D.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
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E.
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Illinois that serves as a key hub for military air mobility and global transportation 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: Sheppard Air Force Base Target entity description: Sheppard Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Texas best known as a key training center for airmen, including technical and pilot training, often in partnership with allied nations.
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A.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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B.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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C.
Moody Air Force Base
Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern Georgia that serves as a key hub for combat search and rescue and close air support operations.
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D.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
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E.
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Illinois that serves as a key hub for military air mobility and global transportation operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| airfieldElevation | approximately 1,019 feet ⓘ |
| alliedTrainingPartners |
NATO member states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other allied nations ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| cityServed | Wichita Falls, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Air Education and Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 33.988°N 98.492°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| FAAIdentifier | SPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
80th Flying Training Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
82nd Training Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | joint-use military and civilian airfield ⓘ |
| hasMission | train and develop airmen for the United States and allied air forces ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 15C/33C
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Runway 15L/33R ⓘ Runway 15R/33L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sheppard.af.mil/ ⓘ |
| hosts | Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
782nd Training Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
80th Mission Support Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 80th Operations Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 82nd Training Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATACode | SPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | KSPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Wichita County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Wichita Falls, Texas ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Morris Sheppard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morris Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProgram | Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Education and Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | Sheppard Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
pilot training
ⓘ
technical training ⓘ |
| region | North Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major training center for airmen ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft maintenance training
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civil engineering training ⓘ communications training ⓘ logistics training ⓘ medical training ⓘ security forces training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheppard Air Force Base Description of subject: Sheppard Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Texas best known as a key training center for airmen, including technical and pilot training, often in partnership with allied nations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.