Ordnance Corps
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The Ordnance Corps is a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for the supply, maintenance, and management of weapons, ammunition, and related military equipment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ordnance Corps canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7409105 — 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: Ordnance Corps Context triple: [U.S. Army Ordnance School, supportsBranch, Ordnance Corps]
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A.
Ordnance Corps
The Ordnance Corps is a specialized branch of the Malaysian Army responsible for the procurement, storage, maintenance, and distribution of military weapons, ammunition, and related equipment.
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B.
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for the supply, storage, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment before its functions were absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps.
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C.
Royal Engineers
The Royal Engineers is a corps of the British Army responsible for military engineering, infrastructure, and technical support on operations and at home.
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D.
Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army responsible for transport, supply, and logistical support to military operations.
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E.
Directorate General of Ordnance Services
The Directorate General of Ordnance Services is the apex logistics authority in the Indian Army responsible for overseeing ordnance management, supply, and maintenance of military equipment and stores.
- 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: Ordnance Corps Target entity description: The Ordnance Corps is a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for the supply, maintenance, and management of weapons, ammunition, and related military equipment.
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A.
Ordnance Corps
The Ordnance Corps is a specialized branch of the Malaysian Army responsible for the procurement, storage, maintenance, and distribution of military weapons, ammunition, and related equipment.
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B.
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for the supply, storage, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment before its functions were absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps.
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C.
Royal Engineers
The Royal Engineers is a corps of the British Army responsible for military engineering, infrastructure, and technical support on operations and at home.
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D.
Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army responsible for transport, supply, and logistical support to military operations.
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E.
Directorate General of Ordnance Services
The Directorate General of Ordnance Services is the apex logistics authority in the Indian Army responsible for overseeing ordnance management, supply, and maintenance of military equipment and stores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the United States Army
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combat service support branch ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
ammunition management
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military logistics ⓘ military maintenance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
armament systems
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artillery systems maintenance ⓘ combat vehicles maintenance ⓘ explosive ordnance ⓘ munitions ⓘ small arms maintenance ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
ammunition distribution
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ammunition storage ⓘ explosive ordnance handling ⓘ field-level maintenance ⓘ sustainment-level maintenance ⓘ |
| hasDoctrineArea |
ammunition operations
ⓘ
explosive ordnance operations ⓘ |
| hasDoctrineArea | maintenance operations ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction |
logistics support
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materiel readiness ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ammunition management
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life-cycle management of ordnance materiel ⓘ maintenance management ⓘ technical support for weapons systems ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | United States Army ⓘ |
| motto | Supporting the Warfighter ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army Sustainment community ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
maintenance of ammunition
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maintenance of military equipment ⓘ maintenance of weapons ⓘ management of ammunition ⓘ management of related military equipment ⓘ management of weapons ⓘ supply of ammunition ⓘ supply of military equipment ⓘ supply of weapons ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. Army combat units
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U.S. Army sustainment operations ⓘ U.S. Army training units ⓘ |
| symbol | shell and flame ⓘ |
| uses |
Army ordnance depots
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linked to:
United States Army depots
ammunition companies ⓘ maintenance companies ⓘ support battalions ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Army Materiel Command
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linked to:
U.S. Army Materiel Command
Quartermaster Corps ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army Quartermaster Department
Transportation Corps ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ordnance Corps Description of subject: The Ordnance Corps is a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for the supply, maintenance, and management of weapons, ammunition, and related military equipment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.