Eielson Air Force Base
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Eielson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in interior Alaska that supports fighter operations, Arctic training, and joint military exercises.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eielson Air Force Base canonical | 13 |
| Eielson Air Force Base installation | 1 |
| Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T567419 — 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: Eielson Air Force Base Context triple: [Fairbanks, nearMilitaryInstallation, Eielson Air Force Base]
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A.
Andersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.
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B.
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson is a major U.S. military installation in Anchorage, Alaska, that combines Air Force and Army operations and serves as a key strategic hub for Arctic and Pacific defense.
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C.
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in eastern New Mexico known for hosting special operations and tactical aviation units.
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D.
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.
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E.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
- 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: Eielson Air Force Base Target entity description: Eielson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in interior Alaska that supports fighter operations, Arctic training, and joint military exercises.
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A.
Andersen Air Force Base
Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.
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B.
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson is a major U.S. military installation in Anchorage, Alaska, that combines Air Force and Army operations and serves as a key strategic hub for Arctic and Pacific defense.
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C.
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in eastern New Mexico known for hosting special operations and tactical aviation units.
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D.
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.
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E.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distanceFromFairbanks | approximately 26 miles southeast ⓘ |
| environment | interior Alaska ⓘ |
| FAAIdentifier | EIL ⓘ |
| garrison | 354th Fighter Wing ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airfield
ⓘ
logistics support facilities ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ training ranges ⓘ |
| hasHousing | on-base family housing ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
A-10 or F-16 aggressor units (historical/rotational)
ⓘ
F-35A Lightning II squadrons ⓘ |
| hostsExercise | Red Flag–Alaska ⓘ |
| hostsExerciseType | large-force air combat exercise ⓘ |
| hostUnit | 354th Fighter Wing ⓘ |
| IATACode | EIL ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | PAEI ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Fairbanks North Star Borough ⓘ |
| locatedNear | North Pole, Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf |
Fairbanks
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairbanks, Alaska
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| majorCommand |
U.S. Pacific Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Air Forces
|
| namedAfter | Carl Ben Eielson ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | aviator ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | United States military installation network ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | combat-ready airpower projection ⓘ |
| primaryRunwayLength | approximately 14,500 feet ⓘ |
| primaryRunwayOrientation | 14/32 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | training and readiness for cold-weather operations ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Arctic operations hub
ⓘ
Indo-Pacific theater support ⓘ |
| supportsMission |
Arctic training
ⓘ
air combat training ⓘ air-to-air combat training ⓘ air-to-ground weapons training ⓘ close air support training ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ joint military exercises ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ allied air forces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eielson Air Force Base Description of subject: Eielson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in interior Alaska that supports fighter operations, Arctic training, and joint military exercises.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Eielson Air Force Base installation