U.S. Transportation Command

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Military organization Unified combatant command

U.S. Transportation Command is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for coordinating and managing global air, land, and sea transportation for military operations.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
United States Transportation Command	17
U.S. Transportation Command canonical	10
USTRANSCOM	1
United States Transportation Command (through air mobility)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66174 — 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: U.S. Transportation Command
Context triple: [Unified Combatant Commands, includes, U.S. Transportation Command]

A. U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. Strategic Command is a major U.S. military command responsible for strategic deterrence, global strike, and operating the nation’s nuclear arsenal and related space and cyberspace capabilities.
B. U.S. Northern Command
U.S. Northern Command is a U.S. military unified combatant command responsible for homeland defense and coordinating defense support to civil authorities across North America.
C. U.S. Central Command
U.S. Central Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating U.S. military operations in the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia.
D. U.S. Space Command
U.S. Space Command is a United States military command responsible for conducting operations and protecting national interests in space.
E. U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command is a unified U.S. military command responsible for overseeing and coordinating the special operations forces of all service branches for missions such as counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, and special reconnaissance.
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: U.S. Transportation Command
Target entity description: U.S. Transportation Command is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for coordinating and managing global air, land, and sea transportation for military operations.

A. U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. Strategic Command is a major U.S. military command responsible for strategic deterrence, global strike, and operating the nation’s nuclear arsenal and related space and cyberspace capabilities.
B. U.S. Northern Command
U.S. Northern Command is a U.S. military unified combatant command responsible for homeland defense and coordinating defense support to civil authorities across North America.
C. U.S. Central Command
U.S. Central Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating U.S. military operations in the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia.
D. U.S. Space Command
U.S. Space Command is a United States military command responsible for conducting operations and protecting national interests in space.
E. U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command is a unified U.S. military command responsible for overseeing and coordinating the special operations forces of all service branches for missions such as counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, and special reconnaissance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Military organization ⓘ Unified combatant command ⓘ
becameFullyOperational	1988 ⓘ
branch	Joint ⓘ
combatantCommandStatusGranted	February 1987 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFormed	April 1, 1987 ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	U.S. Transportation Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USTRANSCOM
hasComponent	Air Mobility Command ⓘ Military Sealift Command ⓘ Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command ⓘ
hasRole	Coordinate joint deployment and distribution enterprise ⓘ Provide distribution solutions for the Department of Defense ⓘ Provide strategic mobility for national security objectives ⓘ Provide transportation for U.S. military operations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Illinois ⓘ Scott Air Force Base ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
inception	1987 ⓘ
missionStatement	Provide full-spectrum global mobility solutions and enabling capabilities for supported customers' requirements in peace and war ⓘ
motto	Together, We Deliver ⓘ
parentOrganization	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
participatedIn	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ surface form: Global War on Terrorism logistics operations Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Desert Shield ⓘ surface form: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
partOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
responsibleFor	Deployment of U.S. forces worldwide ⓘ Distribution of military cargo and personnel ⓘ Global air transportation for U.S. military ⓘ Global land transportation for U.S. military ⓘ Global patient movement for the Department of Defense ⓘ Global sea transportation for U.S. military ⓘ Strategic mobility of U.S. armed forces ⓘ Sustainment of U.S. forces worldwide ⓘ
serviceComponent	Air Mobility Command ⓘ Military Sealift Command ⓘ Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command ⓘ
subordinateTo	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense
theater	Global ⓘ
typeOfCommand	Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ surface form: Functional combatant command
uses	Defense Transportation System ⓘ
website	https://www.ustranscom.mil ⓘ
worksWith	Civil Reserve Air Fleet ⓘ Maritime Security Program ⓘ United States Transportation Command Reserve Component ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Unified Combatant Commands → includes → U.S. Transportation Command ⓘ

U.S. Transportation Command → hasAbbreviation → U.S. Transportation Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: USTRANSCOM

Maritime Security Program → supports → U.S. Transportation Command ⓘ