Howard Air Force Base
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Howard Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Panama that played a key role in military air operations and testing throughout the Cold War and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Air Force Base canonical | 4 |
| Howard Air Force Base airfield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1750120 — 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: Howard Air Force Base Context triple: [McDonnell Douglas YC-15, testLocation, Howard Air Force Base]
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A.
Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.
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B.
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Illinois that serves as a key hub for military air mobility and global transportation operations.
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C.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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D.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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E.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
- 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: Howard Air Force Base Target entity description: Howard Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Panama that played a key role in military air operations and testing throughout the Cold War and beyond.
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A.
Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.
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B.
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Illinois that serves as a key hub for military air mobility and global transportation operations.
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C.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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D.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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E.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Howard Field ⓘ |
| closedAsUSBase | 1999 ⓘ |
| closureReason | implementation of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
U.S. Southern Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Southern Command
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environment | tropical climate ⓘ |
| garrison | USAF units assigned to United States Southern Command ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | HOW ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | MPHO ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | concrete and asphalt runway ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
24th Wing
ⓘ
U.S. Air Forces Southern ⓘ
surface form:
Air Forces Southern
Howard AFB Air Base Group ⓘ various rotational fighter and transport squadrons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
|
| locatedNear | Panama City ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| location | Panama ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles H. Howard ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
Albrook Air Force Station
ⓘ
Fort Kobbe ⓘ Rodman Naval Station ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | United States military installations in the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
business and logistics park
ⓘ
civilian airport ⓘ |
| primaryMission | support of U.S. military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 18/36 ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important U.S. air bases in Latin America during the Cold War ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
forward operating base for U.S. air power in Central and South America
ⓘ
key base for U.S. anti-drug operations in Latin America ⓘ |
| supportedOperations |
humanitarian relief missions in Latin America
ⓘ
regional contingency operations for U.S. Southern Command ⓘ training exercises with Latin American air forces ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Government of Panama ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
post–Cold War period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air operations
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airborne reconnaissance ⓘ airlift operations ⓘ counter-narcotics operations ⓘ test and evaluation of aircraft and systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Air Force Base Description of subject: Howard Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Panama that played a key role in military air operations and testing throughout the Cold War and beyond.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
McDonnell Douglas YC-15
subject surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
this entity surface form:
Howard Air Force Base airfield