3rd Combat Aviation Brigade

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U.S. Army aviation unit combat aviation brigade

The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade is a U.S. Army aviation unit that provides helicopter-based air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities for the 3rd Infantry Division.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division	2
3rd Combat Aviation Brigade canonical	1
Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2438063 — 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: 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
Context triple: [3rd Infantry Division, component, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade]

A. 16th Combat Aviation Brigade
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade is a U.S. Army aviation unit that provides helicopter-based air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities to ground forces.
B. 101st Combat Aviation Brigade
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade is a U.S. Army aviation unit that provides air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities as part of the 101st Airborne Division.
C. 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team is a heavy armored brigade of the U.S. Army known for its tank and mechanized infantry capabilities within the 3rd Infantry Division.
D. 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is the British Army’s primary rapid reaction and airborne formation, specializing in air assault operations and high-readiness deployments.
E. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was a pioneering U.S. Army division that introduced large-scale helicopter-borne air mobility tactics during the Vietnam War.
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: 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
Target entity description: The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade is a U.S. Army aviation unit that provides helicopter-based air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities for the 3rd Infantry Division.

A. 16th Combat Aviation Brigade
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade is a U.S. Army aviation unit that provides helicopter-based air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities to ground forces.
B. 101st Combat Aviation Brigade
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade is a U.S. Army aviation unit that provides air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities as part of the 101st Airborne Division.
C. 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team is a heavy armored brigade of the U.S. Army known for its tank and mechanized infantry capabilities within the 3rd Infantry Division.
D. 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team is the British Army’s primary rapid reaction and airborne formation, specializing in air assault operations and high-readiness deployments.
E. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was a pioneering U.S. Army division that introduced large-scale helicopter-borne air mobility tactics during the Vietnam War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army aviation unit ⓘ combat aviation brigade ⓘ
aircraftOperated	Boeing AH-64 Apache ⓘ surface form: AH-64 Apache CH-47 Chinook ⓘ UH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ surface form: HH-60M MEDEVAC Black Hawk MQ-1C Gray Eagle ⓘ RQ-7 Shadow ⓘ UH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ
alliedWith	NATO land forces ⓘ surface form: NATO forces
capability	helicopter-based air assault ⓘ helicopter-based air movement ⓘ helicopter-based logistics support ⓘ helicopter-based medical evacuation ⓘ helicopter-based reconnaissance ⓘ
commandStructure	division-level aviation brigade ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn	Iraq War ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Operation New Dawn ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decoratedWith	Army Superior Unit Award ⓘ Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ
garrison	Hunter Army Airfield ⓘ
hasBattalion	2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment ⓘ 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment ⓘ 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment ⓘ 603rd Aviation Support Battalion ⓘ 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
higherFormation	U.S. Army Forces Command ⓘ
locatedIn	Savannah ⓘ surface form: Savannah, Georgia
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
motto	“Above the Best” ⓘ
nickname	Falcons ⓘ
notableDeployment	deployment to Afghanistan with 3rd Infantry Division ⓘ deployment to Iraq with 3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
partOf	3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
primaryMission	provide aviation support to 3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
role	aerial reconnaissance ⓘ air assault ⓘ air movement ⓘ aviation support ⓘ command and control support ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ
typeOfSupportProvided	aeromedical evacuation ⓘ air logistics support ⓘ airborne command and control ⓘ close air support ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

3rd Infantry Division → component → 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade ⓘ

Fort Stewart → subordinateUnit → 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade ⓘ

this entity surface form: 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division

3rd Combat Aviation Brigade → hasBattalion → 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade

3rd Division → hasComponent → 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade ⓘ