McConnell Air Force Base
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McConnell Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Kansas historically associated with strategic missile operations and now best known as a key hub for air refueling missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McConnell Air Force Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11641676 — 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: McConnell Air Force Base Context triple: [Titan II ICBM, basedAt, McConnell Air Force Base]
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A.
Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Aurora, Colorado, that served primarily as a hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and intelligence operations before its redesignation as Buckley Space Force Base.
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B.
Eaker Air Force Base
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Howard Air Force Base
Howard Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Panama that played a key role in military air operations and testing throughout the Cold War and beyond.
- 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: McConnell Air Force Base Target entity description: McConnell Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Kansas historically associated with strategic missile operations and now best known as a key hub for air refueling missions.
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A.
Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Aurora, Colorado, that served primarily as a hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and intelligence operations before its redesignation as Buckley Space Force Base.
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B.
Eaker Air Force Base
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Howard Air Force Base
Howard Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Panama that played a key role in military air operations and testing throughout the Cold War and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
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military installation ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
KC-135 Stratotanker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KC-46A Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentRole |
air refueling hub
ⓘ
mobility operations support base ⓘ |
| FAAcode | IAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | 22nd Air Refueling Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
strategic deterrence support
ⓘ
training and readiness ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Strategic Air Command base
ⓘ
bomber operations base ⓘ strategic missile operations base ⓘ |
| hostUnit | 22nd Air Refueling Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | IAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KIAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Sedgwick County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Wichita, Kansas ⓘ |
| militaryBranchServed | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edwin B. McConnell
NERFINISHED
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Fred J. McConnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas L. McConnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Wichita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Mobility Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousCommand |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
aerial refueling
ⓘ
global mobility support ⓘ |
| regionServed | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| supports |
air refueling for U.S. and allied aircraft
ⓘ
global strike operations ⓘ |
| tenantUnit |
184th Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
931st Air Refueling Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Reserve Command units ⓘ Air National Guard units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft maintenance
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aircrew training ⓘ deployment operations ⓘ logistics support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McConnell Air Force Base Description of subject: McConnell Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Kansas historically associated with strategic missile operations and now best known as a key hub for air refueling missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.