Eaker Air Force Base
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Eaker Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in northeastern Arkansas that played a significant role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eaker Air Force Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9246750 — 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: Eaker Air Force Base Context triple: [Blytheville, Arkansas, formerlyHosted, Eaker Air Force Base]
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A.
Reese Air Force Base
Reese Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas primarily used for pilot training during much of the Cold War era.
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B.
Perrin Air Force Base
Perrin Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas that served primarily as a pilot training base during the mid-20th century.
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C.
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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D.
Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.
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E.
Williams Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force training installation in Arizona that played a major role in pilot instruction before its closure and conversion to a civilian airport.
- 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: Eaker Air Force Base Target entity description: Eaker Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in northeastern Arkansas that played a significant role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War.
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A.
Reese Air Force Base
Reese Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas primarily used for pilot training during much of the Cold War era.
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B.
Perrin Air Force Base
Perrin Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas that served primarily as a pilot training base during the mid-20th century.
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C.
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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D.
Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.
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E.
Williams Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force training installation in Arizona that played a major role in pilot instruction before its closure and conversion to a civilian airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| basedAircraft |
B-52 Stratofortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KC-135 Stratotanker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | post–Cold War base realignment and closure ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Air Combat Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function | strategic bomber base ⓘ |
| garrison |
97th Air Base Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
97th Air Refueling Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Avionics Maintenance Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Bombardment Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Bombardment Wing (Medium) NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Civil Engineering Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Combat Support Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Field Maintenance Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Munitions Maintenance Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Organizational Maintenance Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Security Police Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Supply Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 97th Transportation Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named in honor of General Ira C. Eaker, aviation pioneer ⓘ |
| hasRunway | long heavy bomber-capable runway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Blytheville, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi County, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Arkansas ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ira C. Eaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Blytheville city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States nuclear triad infrastructure ⓘ |
| previousName | Blytheville Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Mid-South United States ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Strategic Air Command operations
ⓘ
air refueling operations ⓘ alert bomber operations ⓘ bomber operations ⓘ nuclear deterrence missions ⓘ training missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eaker Air Force Base Description of subject: Eaker Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in northeastern Arkansas that played a significant role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.