25th Air Force
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The 25th Air Force was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cyber operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 25th Air Force canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10253321 — 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: 25th Air Force Context triple: [Eyes of the Eagle, abbreviationOfUnit, 25th Air Force]
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24th Air Force
The 24th Air Force was a numbered unit of the United States Air Force responsible for cyber operations and the defense of Air Force networks.
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B.
Twenty-Third Air Force
Twenty-Third Air Force was a former major component of the United States Air Force responsible for coordinating special operations and airlift missions before its functions were absorbed into Air Force Special Operations Command.
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C.
20th Air Force
The 20th Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces formation in World War II responsible for strategic bombing operations against Japan, primarily using B-29 Superfortress bombers from Pacific island bases.
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D.
Sixteenth Air Force
Sixteenth Air Force is a U.S. Air Force numbered air force that integrates intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare, and information operations under a single command.
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E.
Seventeenth Air Force
The Seventeenth Air Force was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force that oversaw air operations and support primarily in Europe and Africa during much of the Cold War and early 21st century.
- 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: 25th Air Force Target entity description: The 25th Air Force was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cyber operations.
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A.
24th Air Force
The 24th Air Force was a numbered unit of the United States Air Force responsible for cyber operations and the defense of Air Force networks.
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B.
Twenty-Third Air Force
Twenty-Third Air Force was a former major component of the United States Air Force responsible for coordinating special operations and airlift missions before its functions were absorbed into Air Force Special Operations Command.
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C.
20th Air Force
The 20th Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces formation in World War II responsible for strategic bombing operations against Japan, primarily using B-29 Superfortress bombers from Pacific island bases.
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D.
Sixteenth Air Force
Sixteenth Air Force is a U.S. Air Force numbered air force that integrates intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare, and information operations under a single command.
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E.
Seventeenth Air Force
The Seventeenth Air Force was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force that oversaw air operations and support primarily in Europe and Africa during much of the Cold War and early 21st century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force major command component
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numbered air force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 25 AF ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandedBy | major general ⓘ |
| controlled | distributed common ground system sites ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateDissolved | 2019 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2014 ⓘ |
| formedBy | redesignation of Air Force ISR Agency as a numbered air force ⓘ |
| garrison |
Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland
ⓘ
San Antonio, Texas ⓘ |
| heritageFrom |
Air Force Intelligence Command
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Air Intelligence Agency ⓘ Electronic Security Command ⓘ United States Air Force Security Service ⓘ |
| location | Texas ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Sixteenth Air Force ⓘ |
| motto | Eyes of the Eagle ⓘ |
| nickname | AF ISR NAF ⓘ |
| oversaw |
363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
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480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing ⓘ 55th Wing ⓘ 625th Operations Center ⓘ 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing ⓘ 9th Reconnaissance Wing ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Combat Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency ⓘ |
| providedCapability |
global integrated ISR
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information warfare support ⓘ |
| providedTo |
combatant commanders
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national decision makers ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Air Force-wide intelligence collection
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cyber ISR operations ⓘ imagery intelligence ⓘ measurement and signature intelligence ⓘ processing, exploitation, and dissemination of ISR ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| role |
cyber operations
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intelligence ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Air Combat Command ⓘ |
| successor |
Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
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linked to:
Sixteenth Air Force
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| supported | air, space, and cyber operations ⓘ |
| type | operational-level command ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 25th Air Force Description of subject: The 25th Air Force was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cyber operations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.