Air Force Special Operations Command
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Air Force Special Operations Command is the U.S. Air Force’s component of the special operations community, responsible for providing specialized airpower, including infiltration, exfiltration, precision strike, and intelligence support for special operations missions worldwide.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783695 — 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: Air Force Special Operations Command Context triple: [United States Special Operations Command, oversees, Air Force Special Operations Command]
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U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command is a unified U.S. military command responsible for overseeing and coordinating the special operations forces of all service branches for missions such as counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, and special reconnaissance.
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B.
Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command is a major U.S. Air Force command responsible for global airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation operations that enable rapid worldwide mobility of troops and cargo.
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C.
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command
The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command is the Army headquarters responsible for organizing, training, and equipping specialized aviation units that support special operations forces with highly skilled, often clandestine air capabilities.
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D.
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and deploying elite special operations forces for missions worldwide.
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E.
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) is the U.S. Army headquarters responsible for organizing, training, and deploying Special Forces (Green Berets) and associated special operations units worldwide.
- 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: Air Force Special Operations Command Target entity description: Air Force Special Operations Command is the U.S. Air Force’s component of the special operations community, responsible for providing specialized airpower, including infiltration, exfiltration, precision strike, and intelligence support for special operations missions worldwide.
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A.
U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command is a unified U.S. military command responsible for overseeing and coordinating the special operations forces of all service branches for missions such as counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, and special reconnaissance.
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B.
Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command is a major U.S. Air Force command responsible for global airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation operations that enable rapid worldwide mobility of troops and cargo.
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C.
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command
The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command is the Army headquarters responsible for organizing, training, and equipping specialized aviation units that support special operations forces with highly skilled, often clandestine air capabilities.
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D.
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and deploying elite special operations forces for missions worldwide.
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1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) is the U.S. Army headquarters responsible for organizing, training, and deploying Special Forces (Green Berets) and associated special operations units worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major command of the United States Air Force
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special operations force component ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AFSOC ⓘ |
| componentOf |
U.S. Special Operations Command
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surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| conflictInvolvement |
Global War on Terrorism
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Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ |
| controls |
1st Special Operations Wing
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24th Special Operations Wing ⓘ 27th Special Operations Wing ⓘ 352d Special Operations Wing ⓘ 353d Special Operations Wing ⓘ 492d Special Operations Wing ⓘ 919th Special Operations Wing ⓘ Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateActivated | 22 May 1990 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1990 ⓘ |
| employs |
Combat Controllers
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Pararescuemen ⓘ Special Reconnaissance airmen ⓘ Special Tactics Officers ⓘ Tactical Air Control Party specialists ⓘ |
| garrison | Hurlburt Field ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hurlburt Field
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surface form:
Hurlburt Field, Florida
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| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct global special operations missions
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provide Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional combatant commanders ⓘ provide specialized airpower for special operations ⓘ |
| motto | Any Time, Any Place ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Air Force
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U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| partOf |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| precededBy | Twenty-Third Air Force ⓘ |
| responsibility |
aviation foreign internal defense
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battlefield air operations ⓘ close air support for special operations forces ⓘ command and control of Air Force special operations forces ⓘ exfiltration of special operations forces ⓘ infiltration of special operations forces ⓘ information operations support ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support ⓘ precision strike ⓘ psychological operations support ⓘ specialized air mobility ⓘ |
| role | air component of United States Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | worldwide ⓘ |
| typeOf |
air component command
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special operations command ⓘ |
| usesAircraft |
AC-130 gunship
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MV-22B Osprey ⓘ
surface form:
CV-22B Osprey
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
MC-130 special operations tanker/transport
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ⓘ
surface form:
MQ-9 Reaper
U-28A Draco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Air Force Special Operations Command Description of subject: Air Force Special Operations Command is the U.S. Air Force’s component of the special operations community, responsible for providing specialized airpower, including infiltration, exfiltration, precision strike, and intelligence support for special operations missions worldwide.
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Air Force Special Operations Forces
Commander, United States Special Operations Command
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hasAuthorityOver
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Air Force Special Operations Command
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this entity surface form:
Air Force Special Operations Forces