42nd Air Base Wing
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The 42nd Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support, mission readiness, and base operations services at Maxwell Air Force Base and its associated facilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 42nd Air Base Wing canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2675529 — 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: 42nd Air Base Wing Context triple: [Gunter Annex, garrison, 42nd Air Base Wing]
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A.
99th Air Base Wing
The 99th Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support, operations, and services at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
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B.
53rd Wing
The 53rd Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for operational testing, tactics development, and evaluation of advanced weapons and systems.
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C.
62nd Airlift Wing
The 62nd Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides global strategic airlift capabilities, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington.
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D.
647th Air Base Group
The 647th Air Base Group is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support and base operating services at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Hawaii.
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E.
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.
- 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: 42nd Air Base Wing Target entity description: The 42nd Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support, mission readiness, and base operations services at Maxwell Air Force Base and its associated facilities.
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A.
99th Air Base Wing
The 99th Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support, operations, and services at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
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B.
53rd Wing
The 53rd Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for operational testing, tactics development, and evaluation of advanced weapons and systems.
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C.
62nd Airlift Wing
The 62nd Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force unit that provides global strategic airlift capabilities, primarily operating C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington.
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D.
647th Air Base Group
The 647th Air Base Group is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support and base operating services at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Hawaii.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force wing
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air base wing ⓘ |
| associatedFacility | Gunter Annex ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Air Education and Training Command
ⓘ
Nineteenth Air Force ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| garrison |
Maxwell Air Force Base
ⓘ
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
42nd Civil Engineer Squadron
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42nd Communications Squadron ⓘ 42nd Comptroller Squadron ⓘ 42nd Force Support Squadron ⓘ 42nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ⓘ 42nd Medical Group ⓘ 42nd Mission Support Group ⓘ 42nd Operations Support Squadron ⓘ 42nd Security Forces Squadron ⓘ |
| location |
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
ensure mission readiness for tenant and associate units
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provide base operating support services ⓘ provide installation support to Maxwell Air Force Base and associated facilities ⓘ |
| nickname | 42 ABW ⓘ |
| operatesAt |
Gunter Annex
ⓘ
Maxwell Air Force Base ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Education and Training Command
ⓘ
Maxwell Air Force Base ⓘ |
| providesService |
civil engineering services
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communications and information technology services ⓘ financial management services ⓘ logistics readiness services ⓘ medical services ⓘ personnel and force support services ⓘ security forces services ⓘ |
| role |
base operations support
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host wing ⓘ installation support ⓘ mission readiness support ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
joint and coalition education activities at Maxwell AFB
ⓘ
officer accessions training ⓘ professional military education ⓘ |
| supportsUnit |
Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps headquarters
ⓘ
linked to:
Air Force ROTC Headquarters (for AFROTC)
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
Air Force ROTC Headquarters (for AFROTC)
Air University ⓘ Air War College ⓘ Officer Training School ⓘ Squadron Officer School ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 42nd Air Base Wing Description of subject: The 42nd Air Base Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing installation support, mission readiness, and base operations services at Maxwell Air Force Base and its associated facilities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.