Fort Greely, Alaska
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Fort Greely, Alaska is a U.S. Army installation in central Alaska that serves as a key site for missile defense operations and cold-weather military training.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Greely, Alaska canonical | 3 |
| Fort Greely | 2 |
| Fort Greely missile fields | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1210543 — 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: Fort Greely, Alaska Context triple: [49th Missile Defense Battalion, garrisonLocation, Fort Greely, Alaska]
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A.
Eielson Air Force Base
Eielson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in interior Alaska that supports fighter operations, Arctic training, and joint military exercises.
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B.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
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C.
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson is a major U.S. military installation in Anchorage, Alaska, that combines Air Force and Army operations and serves as a key strategic hub for Arctic and Pacific defense.
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D.
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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E.
Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis is a major U.S. Army installation in Washington State that serves as a key component of Joint Base Lewis–McChord and an important center for training and deploying military 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: Fort Greely, Alaska Target entity description: Fort Greely, Alaska is a U.S. Army installation in central Alaska that serves as a key site for missile defense operations and cold-weather military training.
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A.
Eielson Air Force Base
Eielson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in interior Alaska that supports fighter operations, Arctic training, and joint military exercises.
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B.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
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C.
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson is a major U.S. military installation in Anchorage, Alaska, that combines Air Force and Army operations and serves as a key strategic hub for Arctic and Pacific defense.
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D.
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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E.
Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis is a major U.S. Army installation in Washington State that serves as a key component of Joint Base Lewis–McChord and an important center for training and deploying military forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army installation
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census-designated place ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Ground-Based Interceptor silos
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cold-weather training areas ⓘ missile fields ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks ⓘ |
| federalGovernmentJurisdiction |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| garrison |
Missile Defense Agency personnel
ⓘ
United States Army personnel ⓘ contractor personnel ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | central Alaska ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
testing of equipment in extreme cold
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training of troops for cold-weather operations ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barracks
ⓘ
family housing ⓘ support infrastructure ⓘ training ranges ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
airfield support (nearby)
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logistics and maintenance facilities ⓘ missile defense command and control facilities ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction |
cold-weather military training
ⓘ
missile defense operations ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key site in U.S. national missile defense system
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testing and training location for extreme cold-weather operations ⓘ |
| hasTrainingEnvironment | arctic and subarctic conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area ⓘ interior Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Delta Junction, Alaska ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major General Adna R. Chaffee Jr. Greely family (historical association) ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Delta River ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. homeland defense infrastructure
ⓘ
United States Army Garrison Alaska ⓘ |
| population | small resident population ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high-security military installation ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense against long-range ballistic missile threats ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportAccess | connected by Richardson Highway ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Missile Defense Agency
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surface form:
Missile Defense Agency
United States Army ⓘ other U.S. military branches for training ⓘ |
| usedFor | ground-based midcourse missile defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Greely, Alaska Description of subject: Fort Greely, Alaska is a U.S. Army installation in central Alaska that serves as a key site for missile defense operations and cold-weather military training.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Greely missile fields
this entity surface form:
Fort Greely
this entity surface form:
Fort Greely
subject surface form:
Ground-based Midcourse Defense