9th Special Operations Squadron
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The 9th Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized and clandestine air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 9th Special Operations Squadron canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10915789 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 9th Special Operations Squadron Context triple: [27th Special Operations Wing, componentUnit, 9th Special Operations Squadron]
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8th Special Operations Squadron
The 8th Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized airpower missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
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319th Special Operations Squadron
The 319th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force special operations unit that conducts specialized air mobility and support missions, typically using light transport aircraft, in support of special operations forces.
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73rd Special Operations Squadron
The 73rd Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized and often clandestine air operations in support of special operations forces.
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1st Special Operations Squadron
The 1st Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
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34th Special Operations Squadron
The 34th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized and often clandestine air operations in support of special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 9th Special Operations Squadron Target entity description: The 9th Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized and clandestine air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
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A.
8th Special Operations Squadron
The 8th Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized airpower missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
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B.
319th Special Operations Squadron
The 319th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force special operations unit that conducts specialized air mobility and support missions, typically using light transport aircraft, in support of special operations forces.
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C.
73rd Special Operations Squadron
The 73rd Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized and often clandestine air operations in support of special operations forces.
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D.
1st Special Operations Squadron
The 1st Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
34th Special Operations Squadron
The 34th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized and often clandestine air operations in support of special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force squadron
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special operations unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 9 SOS ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
ⓘ
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ⓘ Boeing B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
linked to:
B-29 Superfortress
Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ Douglas B-26 Invader ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Douglas C-47 Skytrain ⓘ Lockheed AC-130 gunship ⓘ
linked to:
AC-130 gunship
Lockheed MC-130 special operations transport ⓘ
linked to:
MC-130 Combat Talon
North American B-25 Mitchell ⓘ
linked to:
North American B-25B Mitchell
|
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 1st Special Operations Wing ⓘ |
| conflict |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decorations |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
ⓘ
Distinguished Unit Citation ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm ⓘ |
| garrison | Hurlburt Field ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| mission |
aerial refueling of special operations aircraft
ⓘ
long-range infiltration and exfiltration ⓘ night and adverse-weather operations ⓘ precision airdrop ⓘ |
| nickname | Ninth SOS ⓘ |
| operatesDuring |
day
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night ⓘ |
| operatesIn | adverse weather conditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| role |
clandestine air missions
ⓘ
exfiltration of special operations forces ⓘ infiltration of special operations forces ⓘ resupply of special operations forces ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| service | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| specialization |
covert airlift
ⓘ
low-level penetration ⓘ special operations air refueling ⓘ terrain-following flight ⓘ |
| support |
United States Special Operations Command
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linked to:
U.S. Special Operations Command
joint special operations forces ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 9th Special Operations Squadron Description of subject: The 9th Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized and clandestine air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.