United States Department of the Army
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The United States Department of the Army is the federal executive department-level organization responsible for overseeing, administering, and supporting the United States Army as a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8574 — 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: United States Department of the Army Context triple: [United States Army Signal Corps, parentOrganization, United States Department of the Army]
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A.
United States Army
The United States Army is the primary land warfare service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, responsible for ground-based military operations and national defense.
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B.
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War was the former executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for overseeing the Army and managing military affairs until its functions were absorbed by the Department of Defense.
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C.
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command is a major Army command responsible for developing doctrine, training, and organizational concepts that shape how the Army prepares for and conducts operations.
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D.
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is an elite branch of the U.S. Armed Forces specializing in rapid-response amphibious and expeditionary warfare on land, sea, and air.
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E.
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps is the branch of the British Army responsible for providing logistics, supply, transport, and support services to military 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: United States Department of the Army Target entity description: The United States Department of the Army is the federal executive department-level organization responsible for overseeing, administering, and supporting the United States Army as a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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A.
United States Army
The United States Army is the primary land warfare service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, responsible for ground-based military operations and national defense.
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B.
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War was the former executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for overseeing the Army and managing military affairs until its functions were absorbed by the Department of Defense.
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C.
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command is a major Army command responsible for developing doctrine, training, and organizational concepts that shape how the Army prepares for and conducts operations.
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D.
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is an elite branch of the U.S. Armed Forces specializing in rapid-response amphibious and expeditionary warfare on land, sea, and air.
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E.
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps is the branch of the British Army responsible for providing logistics, supply, transport, and support services to military operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal executive agency
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military department ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DA ⓘ |
| branchOfMilitary | United States Army ⓘ |
| budgetFunction |
funding of United States Army operations
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funding of United States Army personnel ⓘ funding of United States Army procurement ⓘ funding of United States Army research and development ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | National Guard Bureau ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1947-09-18 ⓘ |
| employs |
civilian personnel
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military personnel ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| governs |
Army Reserve
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surface form:
United States Army Reserve
United States Army active component ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Army Secretariat
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Army Staff ⓘ Office of the Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| hasDeputyLeaderTitle | Under Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryAdvisorTitle | Chief of Staff of the Army ⓘ |
| hasOfficeholder | Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBody | Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| headquartersCity | Arlington, Virginia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Pentagon
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surface form:
The Pentagon
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| headquartersMetropolitanArea |
Washington metropolitan area
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surface form:
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis |
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
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National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mission | to organize, train, and equip active and reserve forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained combat operations on land ⓘ |
| oversees | United States Army ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| partOf |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| precededBy | United States Department of War ⓘ |
| regulates | United States Army policies ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the United States Army
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equipping of United States Army forces ⓘ organizing United States Army forces ⓘ sustaining United States Army forces ⓘ training of United States Army forces ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector | defense ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Secretary of Defense
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surface form:
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| typeOfOrganization | civilian-led military department ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| website | https://www.army.mil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Department of the Army Description of subject: The United States Department of the Army is the federal executive department-level organization responsible for overseeing, administering, and supporting the United States Army as a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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United States Department of the Army
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Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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jurisdiction
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United States Department of the Army
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this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
Headquarters, Department of the Army
subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
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operatesUnder
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United States Department of the Army
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this entity surface form:
Headquarters, Department of the Army
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
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operatedBy
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United States Department of the Army
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this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
subject surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army Headquarters
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
U.S. Department of the Army
Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
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oversightBy
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United States Department of the Army
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this entity surface form:
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
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operatedBy
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United States Department of the Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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presentedBy
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United States Department of the Army
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