Osan Air Base
E102019
Osan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that serves as a critical hub for American air operations and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osan Air Base canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T832028 — 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: Osan Air Base Context triple: [United States–South Korea security alliance, keyBaseLocation, Osan Air Base]
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A.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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B.
Andersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.
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C.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Hawaii that now forms the Air Force component of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, supporting Pacific air operations and strategic missions.
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D.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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E.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
- 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: Osan Air Base Target entity description: Osan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that serves as a critical hub for American air operations and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
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A.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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B.
Andersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.
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C.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Hawaii that now forms the Air Force component of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, supporting Pacific air operations and strategic missions.
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D.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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E.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| alliedPresence |
Republic of Korea Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Air Force units
|
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Korean War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Forces Korea ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| distanceFromSeoul | approximately 64 kilometers south ⓘ |
| garrison |
51st Fighter Wing
ⓘ
7th Air Force ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
aircraft maintenance facilities
ⓘ
base exchange ⓘ command centers ⓘ commissary ⓘ family housing ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ medical clinic ⓘ recreation facilities ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| hostUnit |
51st Fighter Wing
ⓘ
7th Air Force ⓘ |
| IATACode | OSN ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | RKSO ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gyeonggi Province
ⓘ
Pyeongtaek ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Osan ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Seoul ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Forces Korea basing structure
ⓘ
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
air operations on the Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
deterrence against North Korea ⓘ |
| roleInAlliance |
enhances extended deterrence on the Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
supports U.S.–Republic of Korea combined operations ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
combined U.S.-ROK defense posture
ⓘ
forward-deployed airpower ⓘ |
| tenantUnit |
35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade elements
ⓘ
607th Air and Space Operations Center ⓘ 731st Air Mobility Squadron ⓘ |
| usedBy |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedFor |
air defense
ⓘ
combat air operations ⓘ command and control ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ logistics support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Osan Air Base Description of subject: Osan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that serves as a critical hub for American air operations and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.