Marine Wing Support Squadron 172
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Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and airfield services to Marine aviation operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6947373 — 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: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Context triple: [Futenma Air Station, hostsUnit, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172]
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A.
Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential combat service support to Marine aviation operations.
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B.
Marine Wing Support Group 37
Marine Wing Support Group 37 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and airfield services to Marine aviation operations.
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C.
Marine Wing Support Group 27
Marine Wing Support Group 27 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and combat service support to Marine aviation operations.
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D.
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and support unit that provides administrative, logistical, and operational headquarters functions for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
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E.
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides administrative and operational support to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
- 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: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Target entity description: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and airfield services to Marine aviation operations.
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A.
Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential combat service support to Marine aviation operations.
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B.
Marine Wing Support Group 37
Marine Wing Support Group 37 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and airfield services to Marine aviation operations.
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C.
Marine Wing Support Group 27
Marine Wing Support Group 27 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and combat service support to Marine aviation operations.
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D.
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and support unit that provides administrative, logistical, and operational headquarters functions for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
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E.
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides administrative and operational support to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps aviation ground support squadron
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| garrison | Marine Corps Air Station Futenma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Okinawa, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherFormation | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | aviation ground support ⓘ |
| mission |
provide airfield services for Marine aviation operations
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provide engineering and logistics support to Marine aviation units ⓘ provide essential aviation ground support to fixed-wing and rotary-wing Marine aircraft ⓘ |
| nickname | MWSS-172 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
expeditionary
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forward-deployed ⓘ |
| partOf |
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
NERFINISHED
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Marine Wing Support Group 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
airfield services
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bulk fuel support ⓘ engineering services ⓘ expeditionary airfield capabilities ⓘ ground support equipment services ⓘ logistical support ⓘ |
| regionOfResponsibility | Indo-Pacific region ⓘ |
| role |
airfield services
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aviation ground support ⓘ engineering support ⓘ logistics support ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | supporting Marine Air-Ground Task Force aviation combat element ⓘ |
| supports |
Marine aviation operations
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expeditionary air operations ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft operations ⓘ rotary-wing aircraft operations ⓘ |
| task |
aircraft refueling
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aircraft rescue and firefighting support ⓘ airfield operations support ⓘ engineering construction support ⓘ expeditionary airfield construction and maintenance ⓘ expeditionary airfield services ⓘ fueling operations ⓘ logistics support for deployed aviation units ⓘ motor transport support ⓘ utilities support ⓘ |
| type | aviation ground support unit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Description of subject: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 is a United States Marine Corps aviation ground support unit that provides essential logistical, engineering, and airfield services to Marine aviation operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.