Twenty-Fifth Air Force
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The Twenty-Fifth Air Force was a numbered air force of the U.S. Air Force responsible for airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cryptologic operations in support of national security.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Twenty-Fifth Air Force canonical | 7 |
| Twenty-Fifth Air Force (25 AF) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T361872 — 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: Twenty-Fifth Air Force Context triple: [United States Intelligence Community, hasMember, Twenty-Fifth Air Force]
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A.
Tenth Air Force
The Tenth Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces formation best known for its operations in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, providing air support, transport, and strategic bombing against Japanese forces.
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B.
Fifth Air Force
Fifth Air Force is a major U.S. air component that played a pivotal role in air operations in the Pacific theater during World War II and continues as a key air force formation in the Asia-Pacific region.
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C.
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces strategic bombing formation in World War II, operating primarily from bases in Italy to strike industrial and military targets across Germany and occupied Europe.
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D.
Thirteenth Air Force
Thirteenth Air Force was a major U.S. air force formation in the Pacific theater during World War II, known for its combat operations across the South and Southwest Pacific.
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E.
Seventh Air Force
Seventh Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces formation in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for air defense and offensive operations across the Central Pacific.
- 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: Twenty-Fifth Air Force Target entity description: The Twenty-Fifth Air Force was a numbered air force of the U.S. Air Force responsible for airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cryptologic operations in support of national security.
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A.
Tenth Air Force
The Tenth Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces formation best known for its operations in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, providing air support, transport, and strategic bombing against Japanese forces.
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B.
Fifth Air Force
Fifth Air Force is a major U.S. air component that played a pivotal role in air operations in the Pacific theater during World War II and continues as a key air force formation in the Asia-Pacific region.
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C.
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces strategic bombing formation in World War II, operating primarily from bases in Italy to strike industrial and military targets across Germany and occupied Europe.
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D.
Thirteenth Air Force
Thirteenth Air Force was a major U.S. air force formation in the Pacific theater during World War II, known for its combat operations across the South and Southwest Pacific.
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E.
Seventh Air Force
Seventh Air Force was a major United States Army Air Forces formation in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for air defense and offensive operations across the Central Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force unit
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numbered air force ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Air Combat Command ⓘ |
| controlled |
ISR wings
ⓘ
intelligence groups ⓘ intelligence squadrons ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateDissolved | 2019 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2014 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
global war on terrorism
ⓘ
intelligence support to contingency operations ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency ⓘ |
| garrison |
Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland
ⓘ
San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
San Antonio
|
| headquartersLocation |
Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland
ⓘ
San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
San Antonio
|
| mergedInto | Sixteenth Air Force ⓘ |
| mission | provide airborne ISR and cryptologic operations in support of national security ⓘ |
| motto | Eyes of the Eagle ⓘ |
| nickname | 25 AF ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Air Force Distributed Common Ground System
ⓘ
Air Force cryptologic operations ⓘ Air Force targeting enterprise ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of the Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of the Air Force
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| partOf | Air Combat Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
airborne intelligence collection
ⓘ
measurement and signature intelligence ⓘ processing, exploitation, and dissemination of ISR data ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| role |
cryptologic operations
ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sixteenth Air Force
|
| supported |
combatant commands
ⓘ
national intelligence community ⓘ |
| theater | global ⓘ |
| type | operational-level warfighting organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Twenty-Fifth Air Force Description of subject: The Twenty-Fifth Air Force was a numbered air force of the U.S. Air Force responsible for airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cryptologic operations in support of national security.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.