30th Space Wing
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The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Launch Delta 30 | 10 |
| 30th Space Wing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588862 — 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: 30th Space Wing Context triple: [Air Force Space Command, notableUnit, 30th Space Wing]
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A.
21st Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for missile warning, space control, and space surveillance operations worldwide.
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B.
412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
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C.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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D.
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command was a former major command of the U.S. Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces for space operations before its functions were transferred to the United States Space Force.
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E.
10th Tactical Wing
The 10th Tactical Wing is a combat aviation unit of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
- 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: 30th Space Wing Target entity description: The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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A.
21st Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for missile warning, space control, and space surveillance operations worldwide.
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B.
412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
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C.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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D.
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command was a former major command of the U.S. Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces for space operations before its functions were transferred to the United States Space Force.
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E.
10th Tactical Wing
The 10th Tactical Wing is a combat aviation unit of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force wing
ⓘ
space wing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vandenberg Space Force Base name change ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Fourteenth Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
14th Air Force
Space Operations Command (through successor unit) ⓘ
linked to:
Space Operations Command
|
| controlled | Western Range safety and clearance ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| engagedIn |
intercontinental ballistic missile test launches
ⓘ
space situational awareness support ⓘ |
| garrison |
Vandenberg Air Force Base
ⓘ
linked to:
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ |
| heritage | Cold War missile and space launch operations at Vandenberg ⓘ |
| inactivationReason | reorganization under United States Space Force ⓘ |
| location |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Western Range ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Western Range
|
| mission | Provide robust, reliable, and efficient space launch and range capabilities ⓘ |
| motto | In Omnia Paratus ⓘ |
| nickname |
Western Range
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Western Range
|
| operated |
Western Range launch facilities
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Western Range
space launch complexes at Vandenberg ⓘ |
| oversaw |
flight safety for launch vehicles
ⓘ
launch pad operations at Vandenberg ⓘ range instrumentation and tracking systems ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Force Space Command
ⓘ
United States Space Force (transitioned mission) ⓘ
linked to:
United States Space Force
|
| primaryBase |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Vandenberg Space Force Base
|
| provided | range support to allied and partner nations ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
missile test launches
ⓘ
polar orbit launches ⓘ range safety for Western Range launches ⓘ space launch operations from Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ |
| role |
range operations
ⓘ
space launch operations ⓘ |
| status | inactivated ⓘ |
| successorUnit |
Space Launch Delta 30
ⓘ
linked to:
30th Space Wing
|
| supported |
Department of Defense space launches
ⓘ
Earth observation satellite launches ⓘ National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches ⓘ ballistic missile test programs ⓘ commercial space launches ⓘ national security space missions ⓘ polar-orbiting reconnaissance satellite launches ⓘ scientific and research satellite launches ⓘ weather satellite launches ⓘ |
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: 30th Space Wing Description of subject: The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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