Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III
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Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III is a retired U.S. Army general who later became the U.S. Secretary of Defense, known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III canonical | 1 |
| Lloyd J. Austin III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12922842 — 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: Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III Context triple: [Multi-National Corps – Iraq, notableCommander, Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III]
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A.
Mark Milley
Mark Milley is a United States Army general who served as the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the nation’s highest-ranking military officer.
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B.
H. R. McMaster
H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
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C.
James N. Mattis
James N. Mattis is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of Defense known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern conflicts and his reputation as a strategic military thinker.
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D.
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and held several key command roles in major U.S. and NATO operations.
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E.
Michael Mullen
Michael Mullen is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- 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: Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III Target entity description: Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III is a retired U.S. Army general who later became the U.S. Secretary of Defense, known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern operations.
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A.
Mark Milley
Mark Milley is a United States Army general who served as the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the nation’s highest-ranking military officer.
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B.
H. R. McMaster
H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
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C.
James N. Mattis
James N. Mattis is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of Defense known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern conflicts and his reputation as a strategic military thinker.
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D.
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and held several key command roles in major U.S. and NATO operations.
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E.
Michael Mullen
Michael Mullen is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of Defense
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human ⓘ retired U.S. Army general ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Joe Biden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army Distinguished Service Medal
ⓘ
Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Defense Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Meritorious Service Medal (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Nucor
NERFINISHED
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Raytheon Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenet Healthcare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
NERFINISHED
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United States Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Forces – Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-08-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Auburn University
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Command and General Staff College NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army War College NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Military Academy ⓘ Webster University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
counseling education
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political science ⓘ strategic studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | III ⓘ |
| memberOf | Joint Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of U.S. Central Command operations in the Middle East
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command of U.S. forces in Iraq ⓘ |
| officeAssumedOn | 2021-01-22 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Independent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mobile, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 28th United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| serviceEnd | 2016 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1975 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Charlene Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III Description of subject: Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III is a retired U.S. Army general who later became the U.S. Secretary of Defense, known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lloyd J. Austin III