McChord Field

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United States Air Force base military airfield

McChord Field is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Washington state known for its airlift operations and role within Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
McChord Field canonical	3
McChord Air Force Base	1
McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis–McChord	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819961 — 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: McChord Field
Context triple: [Joint Base Lewis–McChord, hasPart, McChord Field]

A. Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington is a major U.S. military installation near Tacoma that serves as a key Army and Air Force hub for training, deployment, and support operations.
B. Andersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.
C. Bucholz Army Airfield
Bucholz Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield and primary aviation facility located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
D. Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
E. Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
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: McChord Field
Target entity description: McChord Field is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Washington state known for its airlift operations and role within Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

A. Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington is a major U.S. military installation near Tacoma that serves as a key Army and Air Force hub for training, deployment, and support operations.
B. Andersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.
C. Bucholz Army Airfield
Bucholz Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield and primary aviation facility located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
D. Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
E. Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force base ⓘ military airfield ⓘ
basedAircraftType	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ linked to: C-17 Globemaster III
controlledBy	Air Mobility Command ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	322 feet ⓘ
FAAcode	TCM ⓘ
garrison	446th Airlift Wing ⓘ 62d Airlift Wing ⓘ linked to: 62nd Airlift Wing
hasCapability	rapid global mobility ⓘ
hasMission	aeromedical evacuation support ⓘ air mobility training ⓘ global airlift ⓘ
hasTenantUnit	446th Maintenance Group ⓘ 446th Mission Support Group ⓘ 446th Operations Group ⓘ 62d Maintenance Group ⓘ 62d Medical Squadron ⓘ 62d Mission Support Group ⓘ 62d Operations Group ⓘ Western Air Defense Sector ⓘ
IATAcode	TCM ⓘ
ICAOcode	KTCM ⓘ
integratedWith	Lewis Main (Army component of Joint Base Lewis–McChord) ⓘ linked to: Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
isComponentOf	United States Air Force Global Air Mobility network ⓘ linked to: global air mobility command and control
locatedIn	Pierce County, Washington ⓘ linked to: Pierce County Washington (state) ⓘ linked to: Washington
locatedNear	Tacoma, Washington ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ
namedAfter	Colonel William Caldwell McChord ⓘ linked to: William C. McChord
operator	United States Air Force ⓘ
ownedBy	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
partOf	Joint Base Lewis–McChord ⓘ linked to: Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington Pacific Northwest defense infrastructure ⓘ
primaryFunction	airlift operations ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ
roleWithinJointBase	airfield component of Joint Base Lewis–McChord ⓘ
runway	Runway 16/34 ⓘ
runwayLength	10000 feet ⓘ
runwaySurface	asphalt ⓘ
supportsCommand	United States Indo-Pacific Command (through airlift) ⓘ linked to: United States Indo-Pacific Command United States Northern Command (through airlift) ⓘ linked to: U.S. Northern Command United States Transportation Command (through air mobility) ⓘ linked to: U.S. Transportation Command
supportsUnit	I Corps (through Joint Base Lewis–McChord) ⓘ
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor	combat airlift operations ⓘ disaster relief airlift operations ⓘ humanitarian airlift operations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Joint Base Lewis–McChord → hasPart → McChord Field ⓘ

subject linked to: KTCM

62d Airlift Wing → basedAt → McChord Field ⓘ

subject linked to: KTCM

TCM → refersTo → McChord Field ⓘ

TCM → associatedWith → McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis–McChord ⓘ

linked to: McChord Field

Boeing YC-14 → testLocation → McChord Air Force Base ⓘ