SOCOM
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SOCOM is the unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating all special operations forces across the military services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SOCOM canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783678 — 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: SOCOM Context triple: [United States Special Operations Command, alsoKnownAs, SOCOM]
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A.
Delta Force
Delta Force is an elite, highly secretive U.S. Army special operations unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk direct action missions worldwide.
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B.
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
The FBI Hostage Rescue Team is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s elite full-time counterterrorism and tactical unit specializing in high-risk hostage rescue and special operations.
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C.
MARSOC Raiders
MARSOC Raiders are elite United States Marine Corps special operations forces specializing in direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism missions worldwide.
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D.
SWAT
SWAT is the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite tactical unit specializing in high-risk operations such as hostage rescues, counterterrorism, and armed standoffs.
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E.
Navy SEALs
The Navy SEALs are an elite U.S. Navy special operations force renowned for conducting high-risk maritime, counterterrorism, and unconventional warfare missions worldwide.
- 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: SOCOM Target entity description: SOCOM is the unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating all special operations forces across the military services.
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A.
Delta Force
Delta Force is an elite, highly secretive U.S. Army special operations unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk direct action missions worldwide.
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B.
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
The FBI Hostage Rescue Team is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s elite full-time counterterrorism and tactical unit specializing in high-risk hostage rescue and special operations.
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C.
MARSOC Raiders
MARSOC Raiders are elite United States Marine Corps special operations forces specializing in direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism missions worldwide.
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D.
SWAT
SWAT is the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite tactical unit specializing in high-risk operations such as hostage rescues, counterterrorism, and armed standoffs.
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E.
Navy SEALs
The Navy SEALs are an elite U.S. Navy special operations force renowned for conducting high-risk maritime, counterterrorism, and unconventional warfare missions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
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unified combatant command ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Unified Combatant Command
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linked to:
Unified Combatant Commands
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1987-04-16 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | MacDill Air Force Base ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
USSOCOM
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linked to:
U.S. Special Operations Command
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| hasComponent | Theater Special Operations Commands ⓘ |
| hasPosition | Commander, United States Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| headquartersCity | Tampa, Florida ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | MacDill Air Force Base ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
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Nunn–Cohen Amendment ⓘ |
| motto | You can't surge trust ⓘ |
| oversees |
Air Force Special Operations Command
ⓘ
Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ Marine Forces Special Operations Command ⓘ Naval Special Warfare Command ⓘ United States Army Special Operations Command ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
|
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| partOf | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
provide fully capable special operations forces to defend the United States and its interests
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synchronize planning of global operations against terrorist networks ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conducting special operations
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joint special operations ⓘ planning special operations ⓘ synchronizing special operations ⓘ |
| role |
coordinate special operations across military services
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develop special operations strategy, doctrine, and tactics ⓘ organize, train, and equip special operations forces ⓘ oversee all U.S. special operations forces ⓘ provide special operations forces to geographic combatant commands ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
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United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
| shortName | SOCOM ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
counterinsurgency
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counterterrorism ⓘ direct action ⓘ foreign internal defense ⓘ information operations ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SOCOM Description of subject: SOCOM is the unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating all special operations forces across the military services.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
U.S. Special Operations Command