96th Test Wing
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The 96th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of aircraft, weapons, and related systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 96th Test Wing canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1566290 — 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: 96th Test Wing Context triple: [Eglin Air Force Base, hostUnit, 96th Test Wing]
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A.
412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
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B.
316th Wing
The 316th Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides installation support, contingency response, and ceremonial duties for operations based at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, D.C.
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C.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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D.
113th Wing
The 113th Wing is a District of Columbia Air National Guard unit that provides air defense, fighter, and support capabilities for both federal and state missions.
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E.
57th Wing
The 57th Wing is a major U.S. Air Force unit known for advanced combat training, including the operation of the USAF Weapons School and large-scale exercises like Red Flag.
- 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: 96th Test Wing Target entity description: The 96th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of aircraft, weapons, and related systems.
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A.
412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
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B.
316th Wing
The 316th Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides installation support, contingency response, and ceremonial duties for operations based at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, D.C.
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C.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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D.
113th Wing
The 113th Wing is a District of Columbia Air National Guard unit that provides air defense, fighter, and support capabilities for both federal and state missions.
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E.
57th Wing
The 57th Wing is a major U.S. Air Force unit known for advanced combat training, including the operation of the USAF Weapons School and large-scale exercises like Red Flag.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force wing
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military unit ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Air Combat Command
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United States Navy test organizations ⓘ defense industry partners ⓘ other Air Force Materiel Command centers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
air-to-air weapons testing
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air-to-ground weapons testing ⓘ environmental and climatic testing of systems ⓘ precision-guided munitions testing ⓘ survivability and lethality testing ⓘ |
| garrison | Eglin Air Force Base ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| garrisonState | Florida ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
data analysis units
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maintenance units ⓘ range operations units ⓘ test squadrons ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Eglin Air Force Base ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission | plan, conduct, analyze, and report on developmental test and evaluation ⓘ |
| objective |
ensure operational effectiveness of systems under test
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ensure suitability of systems for combat use ⓘ provide data to support acquisition decisions ⓘ reduce risk in fielding new weapon systems ⓘ |
| operatesAt |
Eglin Air Force Base test ranges
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linked to:
Eglin Air Force Base
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| partOf | Air Force Materiel Command ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
developmental testing of aircraft
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developmental testing of guidance systems ⓘ developmental testing of weapons ⓘ evaluation of avionics systems ⓘ evaluation of munitions ⓘ |
| role |
aircraft testing
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command and control systems testing ⓘ developmental test and evaluation ⓘ operational test and evaluation ⓘ weapons systems testing ⓘ |
| supports |
Air Force acquisition programs
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joint service test programs ⓘ operational combat air forces ⓘ |
| uses |
Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range
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linked to:
Eglin Air Force Base
flight test instrumentation ⓘ instrumented test ranges ⓘ specialized telemetry systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: 96th Test Wing Description of subject: The 96th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of aircraft, weapons, and related systems.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.