Fort Myer, Virginia

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United States Army post military installation

Fort Myer, Virginia is a historic U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a key ceremonial and administrative installation for the military in the Washington, D.C. area.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Myer, Virginia canonical	5
Fort Myer	4
Fort Myer (part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall)	1
U.S. Army Garrison Fort Myer	1
United States Army Garrison Fort Myer	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2226993 — 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: Fort Myer, Virginia
Context triple: [3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), garrison, Fort Myer, Virginia]

A. Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a major United States Army installation in Fairfax County, Virginia, that serves as a key administrative and logistical hub for numerous military and defense agencies.
B. Fort McNair
Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.
C. Fort Meade, Maryland
Fort Meade, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the primary center for American military intelligence and cybersecurity operations.
D. Fort Eustis, Virginia
Fort Eustis, Virginia is a major U.S. Army installation in Newport News known for its role in training, logistics, and aviation support.
E. Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia is an urban county directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., known for its dense development, federal government agencies, and landmarks such as the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
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: Fort Myer, Virginia
Target entity description: Fort Myer, Virginia is a historic U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a key ceremonial and administrative installation for the military in the Washington, D.C. area.

A. Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a major United States Army installation in Fairfax County, Virginia, that serves as a key administrative and logistical hub for numerous military and defense agencies.
B. Fort McNair
Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.
C. Fort Meade, Maryland
Fort Meade, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the primary center for American military intelligence and cybersecurity operations.
D. Fort Eustis, Virginia
Fort Eustis, Virginia is a major U.S. Army installation in Newport News known for its role in training, logistics, and aviation support.
E. Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia is an urban county directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., known for its dense development, federal government agencies, and landmarks such as the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army post ⓘ military installation ⓘ
adjacentTo	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
controlledBy	United States Army Installation Management Command ⓘ linked to: U.S. Army Installation Management Command
country	United States of America ⓘ
garrisonFor	Joint Task Force–National Capital Region units ⓘ linked to: Joint Task Force–National Capital Region The Old Guard (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment) ⓘ linked to: 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" ⓘ linked to: United States Army Band
governedBy	U.S. Army Garrison Fort Myer ⓘ linked to: Fort Myer, Virginia
hasAccessPoint	Hatfield Gate ⓘ Wright Gate ⓘ
hasFacility	chapel ⓘ headquarters buildings ⓘ military housing ⓘ parade field ⓘ
hasFunction	administrative support installation ⓘ ceremonial support installation ⓘ support for Army leadership in National Capital Region ⓘ
hasHistoricSignificance	longstanding ceremonial center for U.S. Army in Washington, D.C. area ⓘ
hasHistoricUse	cavalry post ⓘ signal corps post ⓘ
hasRole	support of arrival ceremonies for foreign dignitaries ⓘ support of military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ support of official ceremonies for the U.S. government ⓘ support of presidential ceremonies ⓘ support of state funerals ⓘ
hasSecurityStatus	active duty military installation ⓘ
hasTransportationAccess	Washington Metro via nearby stations ⓘ
locatedIn	Arlington County, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Arlington County Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ linked to: Virginia
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Washington metropolitan area
locatedNear	Pentagon ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
namedAfter	Brigadier General Albert J. Myer ⓘ linked to: Albert J. Myer
nearbyLandmark	Arlington Ridge ⓘ Iwo Jima Memorial (Marine Corps War Memorial) ⓘ linked to: Marine Corps War Memorial
partOf	Arlington military community ⓘ linked to: Arlington, Virginia Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall ⓘ National Capital Region military district ⓘ linked to: United States Army Military District of Washington
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
usedBy	United States Army ⓘ United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) → garrison → Fort Myer, Virginia ⓘ

United States Army Military District of Washington → oversees → Fort Myer (part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall) ⓘ