352d Special Operations Wing
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The 352d Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit based in Europe that conducts specialized and clandestine air operations, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 352nd Special Operations Wing | 2 |
| 352d Special Operations Support Squadron | 1 |
| 352d Special Operations Wing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4364940 — 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: 352d Special Operations Wing Context triple: [Air Force Special Operations Command, controls, 352d Special Operations Wing]
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27th Special Operations Wing
The 27th Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for conducting specialized and often clandestine air operations, including precision strike, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and support of special operations forces worldwide.
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B.
58th Special Operations Wing
The 58th Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for training aircrews and conducting specialized operations in support of special operations and combat search and rescue missions.
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C.
1st Special Operations Wing
The 1st Special Operations Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit that conducts specialized and unconventional air operations, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces worldwide.
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D.
24th Special Operations Wing
The 24th Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and equips special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
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E.
2nd Tactical Wing
The 2nd Tactical Wing is a major combat aviation formation of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
- 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: 352d Special Operations Wing Target entity description: The 352d Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit based in Europe that conducts specialized and clandestine air operations, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
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A.
27th Special Operations Wing
The 27th Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for conducting specialized and often clandestine air operations, including precision strike, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and support of special operations forces worldwide.
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B.
58th Special Operations Wing
The 58th Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for training aircrews and conducting specialized operations in support of special operations and combat search and rescue missions.
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C.
1st Special Operations Wing
The 1st Special Operations Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit that conducts specialized and unconventional air operations, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces worldwide.
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D.
24th Special Operations Wing
The 24th Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and equips special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
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E.
2nd Tactical Wing
The 2nd Tactical Wing is a major combat aviation formation of the Belgian Air Force responsible for operating fighter aircraft and conducting tactical air operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force wing
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special operations unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 352 SOW ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey
ⓘ
linked to:
CV-22 Osprey
Lockheed MC-130J Commando II ⓘ
linked to:
MC-130J Commando II
|
| aircraftRole |
special operations tanker/transport
ⓘ
tiltrotor special operations aircraft ⓘ |
| allianceSupport |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
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| commandStructure | Numbered Air Force-level wing ⓘ |
| component | active duty ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF Mildenhall ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
321st Special Tactics Squadron
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352d Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ⓘ
linked to:
352d Special Operations Maintenance Squadron
352d Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron ⓘ 352d Special Operations Maintenance Squadron ⓘ 352d Special Operations Medical Squadron ⓘ 352d Special Operations Support Squadron ⓘ
linked to:
352d Special Operations Wing
67th Special Operations Squadron ⓘ 7th Special Operations Squadron ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
United States Special Operations Command (through AFSOC)
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linked to:
U.S. Special Operations Command
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
plan and execute specialized and contingency operations
ⓘ
provide combat-ready Air Force special operations forces in support of U.S. and NATO operations in Europe and Africa ⓘ |
| notableOperationType |
counterterrorism operations
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direct action support ⓘ foreign internal defense support ⓘ special reconnaissance support ⓘ |
| operationalFocus |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| peacetimeRole | training and readiness of special operations aircrews ⓘ |
| responsibility |
support of U.S. Africa Command
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support of U.S. European Command ⓘ support of joint and combined special operations ⓘ |
| role |
aerial refueling
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aerial resupply of special operations forces ⓘ clandestine air operations ⓘ combat search and rescue support ⓘ exfiltration of special operations forces ⓘ infiltration of special operations forces ⓘ precision strike support ⓘ psychological operations support ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| theater | United States European Command ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | composite wing ⓘ |
| wartimeRole | rapid deployment for contingency and combat operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 352d Special Operations Wing Description of subject: The 352d Special Operations Wing is a United States Air Force unit based in Europe that conducts specialized and clandestine air operations, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: 352d Special Operations Wing