2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment
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The 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment is a U.S. Army aviation cavalry unit known for providing reconnaissance, security, and attack helicopter support as part of the 101st Airborne Division’s aviation brigade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7196302 — 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: 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment Context triple: [101st Combat Aviation Brigade, hasSubunit, 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment]
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A.
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry squadron of the U.S. Army known for its reconnaissance and armored warfare roles as part of the historic 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
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B.
2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment is a subordinate cavalry squadron of the Texas Army National Guard that provides reconnaissance, security, and combat support capabilities.
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C.
1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment is a U.S. Army unit of the 1st Cavalry Division with a distinguished combat history, notably in the Vietnam War and subsequent conflicts.
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D.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a battalion-sized cavalry squadron of the U.S. Army that serves as a key maneuver element within the historic 3rd Cavalry Regiment.
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E.
1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment is a Texas Army National Guard cavalry squadron that serves as a reconnaissance and security element within the U.S. Army’s modular force structure.
- 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: 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment Target entity description: The 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment is a U.S. Army aviation cavalry unit known for providing reconnaissance, security, and attack helicopter support as part of the 101st Airborne Division’s aviation brigade.
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A.
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry squadron of the U.S. Army known for its reconnaissance and armored warfare roles as part of the historic 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
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B.
2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment is a subordinate cavalry squadron of the Texas Army National Guard that provides reconnaissance, security, and combat support capabilities.
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C.
1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment is a U.S. Army unit of the 1st Cavalry Division with a distinguished combat history, notably in the Vietnam War and subsequent conflicts.
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D.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
The 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a battalion-sized cavalry squadron of the U.S. Army that serves as a key maneuver element within the historic 3rd Cavalry Regiment.
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E.
1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment is a Texas Army National Guard cavalry squadron that serves as a reconnaissance and security element within the U.S. Army’s modular force structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army battalion
ⓘ
aviation cavalry unit ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeUsed |
attack helicopters
ⓘ
reconnaissance helicopters ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| function |
armed reconnaissance
ⓘ
screening and security for ground forces ⓘ support of air assault operations ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort Campbell, Kentucky ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | Army aviation ⓘ |
| nickname | 2-17 CAV ⓘ |
| parentUnit |
United States Army Forces Command
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Forces Command
|
| partOf |
101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
17th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
linked to:
Combat Aviation Brigade
|
| role |
aerial reconnaissance
ⓘ
attack helicopter support ⓘ security ⓘ |
| service | United States Army Aviation Branch ⓘ |
| type | air cavalry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment Description of subject: The 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment is a U.S. Army aviation cavalry unit known for providing reconnaissance, security, and attack helicopter support as part of the 101st Airborne Division’s aviation brigade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.