318th Special Operations Squadron
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The 318th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized air mobility and support missions for special operations forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 318th Special Operations Squadron canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10915793 — 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)
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Target entity: 318th Special Operations Squadron Context triple: [27th Special Operations Wing, componentUnit, 318th Special Operations Squadron]
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
- 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: 318th Special Operations Squadron Target entity description: The 318th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized air mobility and support missions for special operations forces.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
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.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 318 SOS ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Pilatus U-28A
ⓘ
linked to:
U-28A Draco
|
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| category | Special operations squadrons of the United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| garrison | Cannon Air Force Base ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| garrisonState | New Mexico ⓘ |
| mission |
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support
ⓘ
special operations support ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ |
| partOf |
27th Special Operations Wing
ⓘ
Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| role |
special operations
ⓘ
specialized air mobility ⓘ support to special operations forces ⓘ |
| service | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| specialization |
air mobility for special operations
ⓘ
covert and clandestine support missions ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| support | special operations forces ⓘ |
| theater | global special operations ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 318th Special Operations Squadron Description of subject: The 318th Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized air mobility and support missions for special operations forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.