Fort Sill, Oklahoma

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United States Army installation census-designated place

Fort Sill, Oklahoma is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the home of the Army’s Field Artillery training and operations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Sill	27
Fort Sill, Oklahoma canonical	14
Fort Sill U.S. Army post	2
Fort Sill (U.S. Army post)	1
Fort Sill (part)	1
Fort Sill military installation	1
U.S. Army Garrison Fort Sill	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227612 — 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 Sill, Oklahoma
Context triple: [Field Artillery Branch, headquartersLocation, Fort Sill, Oklahoma]

A. Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos is a major U.S. Army installation in Texas that serves as a key training and operational base for armored and mechanized forces.
B. Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is a major U.S. Army installation and technology hub known for its central role in missile, space, and defense research and development.
C. Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca is a major U.S. Army installation in southeastern Arizona known for its roles in military intelligence, communications, and electronic testing.
D. Fort Moore, Georgia
Fort Moore, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation best known as a primary center for infantry and combat training.
E. Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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 Sill, Oklahoma
Target entity description: Fort Sill, Oklahoma is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the home of the Army’s Field Artillery training and operations.

A. Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos is a major U.S. Army installation in Texas that serves as a key training and operational base for armored and mechanized forces.
B. Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is a major U.S. Army installation and technology hub known for its central role in missile, space, and defense research and development.
C. Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca is a major U.S. Army installation in southeastern Arizona known for its roles in military intelligence, communications, and electronic testing.
D. Fort Moore, Georgia
Fort Moore, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation best known as a primary center for infantry and combat training.
E. Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army installation ⓘ census-designated place ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
contains	Fort Sill National Cemetery ⓘ Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum ⓘ linked to: Fort Sill Field Artillery Museum Geronimo’s grave ⓘ Henry Post Army Airfield ⓘ U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Museum ⓘ U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum ⓘ linked to: Fort Sill Field Artillery Museum
controlledBy	United States Army ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateEstablished	1869 ⓘ
foundedAs	frontier cavalry post ⓘ
garrison	Air Defense Artillery School ⓘ linked to: United States Army Air Defense Artillery School Marine Corps Artillery Detachment ⓘ Oklahoma Army National Guard units ⓘ U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery units ⓘ linked to: United States Army Air Defense Artillery School U.S. Army Basic Combat Training units ⓘ linked to: Army Basic Combat Training installations U.S. Army Field Artillery School ⓘ linked to: United States Army Field Artillery School U.S. Army Field Artillery units ⓘ linked to: Field Artillery Branch U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence ⓘ U.S. Army Reserve units ⓘ linked to: Army Reserve
geology	located near Wichita Mountains ⓘ
hasTrainingArea	artillery impact areas ⓘ live-fire ranges ⓘ maneuver training areas ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	Apache prisoners of war ⓘ Geronimo ⓘ Indian Wars ⓘ linked to: United States–Native American wars
historicDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn	Comanche County, Oklahoma ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ southwestern Oklahoma ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
namedAfter	Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill ⓘ Joshua W. Sill ⓘ
near	Lawton, Oklahoma ⓘ linked to: Lawton
nickname	Home of the Field Artillery ⓘ King of Battle home ⓘ
ownedBy	United States Department of the Army ⓘ
partOf	Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum ⓘ linked to: Fort Sill Field Artillery Museum U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ⓘ
population	military families and civilian employees ⓘ several thousand active-duty soldiers ⓘ
primaryFunction	Air Defense Artillery training ⓘ Basic Combat Training ⓘ Field Artillery training ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor	doctrine development for fires ⓘ operational deployment support ⓘ testing of artillery systems ⓘ

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