Walker Air Force Base (former)
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Walker Air Force Base (former) was a major United States Air Force installation in New Mexico that played a key role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War before its closure in the late 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walker Air Force Base (former) canonical | 2 |
| Walker Air Force Base | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2207839 — 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: Walker Air Force Base (former) Context triple: [Roswell, near, Walker Air Force Base (former)]
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A.
Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Georgia known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations.
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B.
Hunter Army Airfield
Hunter Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield in Savannah, Georgia, that serves as a key base for rapid-deployment and special operations forces.
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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.
Howard Air Force Base
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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E.
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.
- 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: Walker Air Force Base (former) Target entity description: Walker Air Force Base (former) was a major United States Air Force installation in New Mexico that played a key role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War before its closure in the late 1960s.
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A.
Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Georgia known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations.
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B.
Hunter Army Airfield
Hunter Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield in Savannah, Georgia, that serves as a key base for rapid-deployment and special operations forces.
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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.
Howard Air Force Base
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
B-29 Superfortress
ⓘ
Convair B-36 Peacemaker ⓘ
surface form:
B-36 Peacemaker
B-47 Stratojet ⓘ Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
surface form:
B-52 Stratofortress
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
surface form:
KC-135 Stratotanker
|
| closureDate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| closureReason |
budget reductions
ⓘ
post–Vietnam War military drawdown ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
business park
ⓘ
civilian airport ⓘ industrial park ⓘ |
| garrison |
509th Bombardment Wing
ⓘ
6th Bombardment Wing ⓘ 97th Bombardment Wing ⓘ Strategic Air Command units ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air refueling base
ⓘ
bomber base ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
alert facilities for bomber crews
ⓘ
fuel storage facilities ⓘ long runways suitable for heavy bombers ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ nuclear weapons storage areas ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chaves County, New Mexico
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Roswell, New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Llano Estacado
ⓘ
surface form:
Llano Estacado region
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Kenneth Newton Walker ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| previousName |
Roswell Air Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Roswell Air Force Base
Roswell Air Center ⓘ
surface form:
Roswell Army Air Field
|
| status | closed ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Cold War deterrent base
ⓘ
nuclear strike base ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
Roswell Air Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Roswell International Air Center
|
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Strategic Air Command operations
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ bomber operations ⓘ nuclear deterrence missions ⓘ training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walker Air Force Base (former) Description of subject: Walker Air Force Base (former) was a major United States Air Force installation in New Mexico that played a key role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War before its closure in the late 1960s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Walker Air Force Base