Barksdale Air Force Base
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Barksdale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Louisiana known for hosting strategic bomber operations and serving as the home of Air Force Global Strike Command.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barksdale Air Force Base canonical | 19 |
| Barksdale Air Force Base (Eighth Air Force HQ) | 1 |
| United States Air Force bases in Louisiana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2104519 — 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: Barksdale Air Force Base Context triple: [Eighth Air Force, garrison, Barksdale Air Force Base]
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A.
Offutt Air Force Base
Offutt Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Omaha, Nebraska, best known as the home of U.S. Strategic Command and a key center for U.S. nuclear command and control operations.
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B.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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C.
Travis Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in California that serves as a key hub for strategic airlift and cargo operations.
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D.
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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E.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
- 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: Barksdale Air Force Base Target entity description: Barksdale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Louisiana known for hosting strategic bomber operations and serving as the home of Air Force Global Strike Command.
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A.
Offutt Air Force Base
Offutt Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Omaha, Nebraska, best known as the home of U.S. Strategic Command and a key center for U.S. nuclear command and control operations.
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B.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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C.
Travis Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in California that serves as a key hub for strategic airlift and cargo operations.
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D.
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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E.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Air Force Global Strike Command ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| garrison |
2nd Bomb Wing
ⓘ
307th Bomb Wing ⓘ Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
Air Force Global Strike Command
Eighth Air Force headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
Eighth Air Force
|
| hasFAAcode | BAD ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aircrew training
ⓘ
command and control of bomber forces ⓘ maintenance of B-52H aircraft ⓘ support of global strike planning ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | none ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | KBAD ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| homeOf |
2nd Bomb Wing
ⓘ
307th Bomb Wing ⓘ Air Force Global Strike Command ⓘ Eighth Air Force ⓘ |
| hosts |
B-52H Stratofortress bombers
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
|
| hostsUnitType |
bomb wing
ⓘ
major command headquarters ⓘ numbered air force headquarters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Bossier Parish
Louisiana ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eugene Hoy Barksdale ⓘ |
| near |
Bossier City, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Bossier City
Shreveport, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to:
Shreveport
|
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
Air Force Global Strike Command
ⓘ
U.S. strategic nuclear triad infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
global strike operations
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence operations ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| role |
headquarters base
ⓘ
strategic bomber base ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key component of U.S. nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
major U.S. strategic bomber hub ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bomber training
ⓘ
combat readiness ⓘ nuclear-capable bomber operations ⓘ |
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: Barksdale Air Force Base Description of subject: Barksdale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Louisiana known for hosting strategic bomber operations and serving as the home of Air Force Global Strike Command.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Barksdale Air Force Base
linked to: Barksdale Air Force Base