2nd Distribution Support Battalion
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The 2nd Distribution Support Battalion is a U.S. Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing supply, transportation, and distribution support to Marine forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2nd Distribution Support Battalion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11273442 — 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: 2nd Distribution Support Battalion Context triple: [2nd MLG, hasComponent, 2nd Distribution Support Battalion]
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A.
2nd Supply Battalion
The 2nd Supply Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing supply and materiel support to Marine forces, particularly those within the 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
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B.
1st Transportation Support Battalion
The 1st Transportation Support Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing transportation and movement support for combat and support elements.
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C.
II MEF Support Battalion
II MEF Support Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics and support unit that provides combat service support to II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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D.
2nd Maintenance Battalion
The 2nd Maintenance Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing intermediate-level maintenance and repair support to Marine forces, particularly those within the 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
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E.
2nd Landing Support Battalion
The 2nd Landing Support Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit that specializes in providing beach, port, and terminal operations support for amphibious and expeditionary forces.
- 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: 2nd Distribution Support Battalion Target entity description: The 2nd Distribution Support Battalion is a U.S. Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing supply, transportation, and distribution support to Marine forces.
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A.
2nd Supply Battalion
The 2nd Supply Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing supply and materiel support to Marine forces, particularly those within the 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
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B.
1st Transportation Support Battalion
The 1st Transportation Support Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing transportation and movement support for combat and support elements.
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C.
II MEF Support Battalion
II MEF Support Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics and support unit that provides combat service support to II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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D.
2nd Maintenance Battalion
The 2nd Maintenance Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing intermediate-level maintenance and repair support to Marine forces, particularly those within the 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
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E.
2nd Landing Support Battalion
The 2nd Landing Support Battalion is a United States Marine Corps logistics unit that specializes in providing beach, port, and terminal operations support for amphibious and expeditionary forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps battalion
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logistics unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| combatSupportCategory | logistics ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagementType |
combat operations support
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contingency operations ⓘ expeditionary operations ⓘ peacetime training and exercises ⓘ |
| garrison | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Provide and Deliver ⓘ |
| higherFormationType | Marine logistics group ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | battalion ⓘ |
| mission |
to provide distribution and throughput support to II Marine Expeditionary Force
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to provide field-level maintenance support for specified commodities ⓘ to provide general support ground supply support to II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ to provide ground transportation support to II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ to provide intermediate level supply support ⓘ to provide landing support for throughput of supplies and equipment ⓘ to provide material distribution support ⓘ |
| nickname | 2d DSB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2nd Marine Logistics Group
NERFINISHED
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II Marine Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
coordination of transportation assets
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distribution of classes of supply to supported units ⓘ management of supply chains for supported Marine forces ⓘ movement control of personnel and cargo ⓘ support to expeditionary operations ⓘ support to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations ⓘ |
| role |
distribution support
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logistics support ⓘ supply support ⓘ transportation support ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | combat service support ⓘ |
| subUnitType |
headquarters and service company
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landing support company ⓘ motor transport company ⓘ supply company ⓘ |
| supports |
II Marine Expeditionary Force units
NERFINISHED
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Marine Air-Ground Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2nd Distribution Support Battalion Description of subject: The 2nd Distribution Support Battalion is a U.S. Marine Corps logistics unit responsible for providing supply, transportation, and distribution support to Marine forces.
Referenced by (1)
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