Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
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The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is a U.S. Army component responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the global movement of military equipment and supplies over land and sea.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807797 — 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: Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Context triple: [U.S. Transportation Command, hasComponent, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command]
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A.
Office of Defense Transportation
The Office of Defense Transportation was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for overseeing and coordinating the nation’s transportation systems to support the war effort.
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B.
Logistic Support Command
The Logistic Support Command is the Spanish Army’s central organization responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing logistics, supply, and maintenance to sustain military operations.
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C.
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.
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D.
Marine Corps Logistics Command
Marine Corps Logistics Command is the U.S. Marine Corps organization responsible for providing global logistics, supply, maintenance, and sustainment support to Marine operating forces.
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E.
U.S. Transportation Command
U.S. Transportation Command is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for coordinating and managing global air, land, and sea transportation for 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: Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Target entity description: The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is a U.S. Army component responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the global movement of military equipment and supplies over land and sea.
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A.
Office of Defense Transportation
The Office of Defense Transportation was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for overseeing and coordinating the nation’s transportation systems to support the war effort.
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B.
Logistic Support Command
The Logistic Support Command is the Spanish Army’s central organization responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing logistics, supply, and maintenance to sustain military operations.
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C.
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.
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D.
Marine Corps Logistics Command
Marine Corps Logistics Command is the U.S. Marine Corps organization responsible for providing global logistics, supply, maintenance, and sustainment support to Marine operating forces.
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E.
U.S. Transportation Command
U.S. Transportation Command is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for coordinating and managing global air, land, and sea transportation for military operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Army service component command
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U.S. Army command ⓘ major subordinate command ⓘ transportation command ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SDDC ⓘ |
| componentOf | United States Army Materiel Enterprise ⓘ |
| controls |
595th Transportation Brigade
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597th Transportation Brigade ⓘ 598th Transportation Brigade ⓘ 599th Transportation Brigade ⓘ Transportation Engineering Agency ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain | surface transportation ⓘ |
| establishedAs | Military Traffic Management Command ⓘ |
| formerName | Military Traffic Management Command ⓘ |
| garrison | Scott Air Force Base ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Surface Warriors” ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Scott Air Force Base
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surface form:
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
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| jurisdiction |
United States Department of the Army
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surface form:
Department of the Army
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| mission | provide global surface deployment and distribution services to meet national security objectives ⓘ |
| operationalScope | global ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
U.S. Transportation Command
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surface form:
United States Transportation Command
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| partOf | United States Department of Defense logistics system ⓘ |
| renamed | Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command self-link ⓘ |
| responsibility |
coordinating surface transportation of military equipment
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coordination of commercial sealift for military cargo ⓘ coordination of commercial trucking and rail for military cargo ⓘ deployment and distribution support to combatant commanders ⓘ executing surface transportation of military equipment ⓘ global surface deployment of U.S. military forces ⓘ management of Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet ⓘ management of common-user ocean terminals for the Department of Defense ⓘ management of seaports of embarkation and debarkation for the U.S. military ⓘ oversight of Department of Defense transportation contracts for surface movement ⓘ planning surface transportation of military equipment ⓘ surface distribution in support of joint and combined operations ⓘ surface distribution of military cargo ⓘ |
| role |
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Army service component command to USTRANSCOM
single port manager for the Department of Defense ⓘ surface deployment and distribution integrator for the Army ⓘ |
| supports |
contingency operations
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humanitarian assistance missions ⓘ joint operations ⓘ multinational operations ⓘ |
| worksWith |
allied militaries
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commercial transportation industry ⓘ other U.S. military services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Description of subject: The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is a U.S. Army component responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the global movement of military equipment and supplies over land and sea.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
U.S. Transportation Command
→
serviceComponent
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Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
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United States Army operational commands
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hasComponent
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Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
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this entity surface form:
United States Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
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role
→
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Army service component command to USTRANSCOM
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
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renamed
→
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
self-link
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United States Transportation Command Reserve Component
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supportsCommand
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Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
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this entity surface form:
Surface Deployment and Distribution Command