Pathfinder Badge
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The Pathfinder Badge is a U.S. Army qualification insignia awarded to soldiers who complete specialized training in navigation, air traffic control, and establishing helicopter landing and drop zones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pathfinder Badge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4842770 — 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: Pathfinder Badge Context triple: [U.S. Army badges, includes, Pathfinder Badge]
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A.
Pathfinder Force Badge
The Pathfinder Force Badge is a World War II-era Royal Air Force insignia awarded to members of the elite Pathfinder Force who marked targets for Bomber Command raids.
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B.
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of his Leatherstocking Tales series, following the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo in the Great Lakes region.
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C.
Pathfinder
"Pathfinder" is a 2007 action-adventure film in which Karl Urban stars as a Viking-raised Native American warrior defending his adopted people from a brutal Norse invasion.
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D.
Pathfinder Platoon
Pathfinder Platoon is an elite British Army reconnaissance and pathfinding unit that specializes in covert insertion, route marking, and securing drop zones for airborne and air assault operations.
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E.
Wound Badge
The Wound Badge was a German military decoration awarded during both World Wars to soldiers who were wounded in combat.
- 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: Pathfinder Badge Target entity description: The Pathfinder Badge is a U.S. Army qualification insignia awarded to soldiers who complete specialized training in navigation, air traffic control, and establishing helicopter landing and drop zones.
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A.
Pathfinder Force Badge
The Pathfinder Force Badge is a World War II-era Royal Air Force insignia awarded to members of the elite Pathfinder Force who marked targets for Bomber Command raids.
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B.
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of his Leatherstocking Tales series, following the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo in the Great Lakes region.
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C.
Pathfinder
"Pathfinder" is a 2007 action-adventure film in which Karl Urban stars as a Viking-raised Native American warrior defending his adopted people from a brutal Norse invasion.
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D.
Pathfinder Platoon
Pathfinder Platoon is an elite British Army reconnaissance and pathfinding unit that specializes in covert insertion, route marking, and securing drop zones for airborne and air assault operations.
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E.
Wound Badge
The Wound Badge was a German military decoration awarded during both World Wars to soldiers who were wounded in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army badge
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military badge ⓘ qualification insignia ⓘ |
| armedForce | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
air assault units
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airborne units ⓘ pathfinder units ⓘ |
| awardedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
completion of U.S. Army Pathfinder School
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specialized training in air traffic control ⓘ specialized training in establishing drop zones ⓘ specialized training in establishing helicopter landing zones ⓘ specialized training in navigation ⓘ |
| branch |
U.S. Army Aviation branch
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army Infantry branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorVariant |
nonsubdued
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subdued ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
laurel wreath
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parachute canopy ⓘ winged torch ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. Army personnel
ⓘ
foreign military personnel attending U.S. Army Pathfinder School ⓘ members of other U.S. armed services assigned to the Army ⓘ |
| formerTrainingLocation | Fort Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrerequisite | meeting Pathfinder School entry standards ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | U.S. Army Human Resources Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Air Assault Badge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Airborne operations ⓘ Parachutist Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ air assault operations ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
expertise in air traffic control for rotary-wing aircraft
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expertise in air-ground operations ⓘ expertise in drop zone operations ⓘ expertise in helicopter landing zone operations ⓘ expertise in navigation ⓘ |
| trainingLocation |
Fort Moore
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army Pathfinder School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | U.S. Army uniform regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wearer | U.S. Army soldiers ⓘ |
| wearsOn |
Army Combat Uniform
NERFINISHED
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Army Service Uniform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pathfinder Badge Description of subject: The Pathfinder Badge is a U.S. Army qualification insignia awarded to soldiers who complete specialized training in navigation, air traffic control, and establishing helicopter landing and drop zones.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.