Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy, responsible for investigating crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps worldwide.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T599460 — 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: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Context triple: [Quantico, hasNearbyFederalAgencyPresence, Naval Criminal Investigative Service]
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A.
Office of Naval Intelligence
The Office of Naval Intelligence is the U.S. Navy’s primary intelligence agency, responsible for collecting and analyzing maritime-related information to support naval operations and national security.
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B.
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a U.S. maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service responsible for safeguarding the nation’s coasts, waterways, and maritime interests.
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C.
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity is a U.S. military intelligence organization that provides specialized intelligence support to the United States Marine Corps and contributes to national-level intelligence efforts.
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D.
Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard is India’s maritime law enforcement and search-and-rescue agency responsible for safeguarding the country’s coastal and offshore security, environmental protection, and maritime interests.
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E.
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the federal judiciary, managing and transporting prisoners, executing federal court orders, and handling the witness security program.
- 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: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Target entity description: The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy, responsible for investigating crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps worldwide.
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A.
Office of Naval Intelligence
The Office of Naval Intelligence is the U.S. Navy’s primary intelligence agency, responsible for collecting and analyzing maritime-related information to support naval operations and national security.
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B.
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a U.S. maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service responsible for safeguarding the nation’s coasts, waterways, and maritime interests.
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C.
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity is a U.S. military intelligence organization that provides specialized intelligence support to the United States Marine Corps and contributes to national-level intelligence efforts.
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D.
Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard is India’s maritime law enforcement and search-and-rescue agency responsible for safeguarding the country’s coastal and offshore security, environmental protection, and maritime interests.
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E.
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the federal judiciary, managing and transporting prisoners, executing federal court orders, and handling the witness security program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterintelligence agency
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federal law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NCIS ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Criminal Investigative Service Resident Agencies
other U.S. military criminal investigative organizations ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1992 ⓘ |
| directorTitle | Director of NCIS ⓘ |
| employs |
forensic specialists
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intelligence analysts ⓘ special agents ⓘ technical specialists ⓘ |
| focusArea |
drug trafficking investigations
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espionage investigations ⓘ fraud investigations ⓘ homicide investigations ⓘ sexual assault investigations ⓘ terrorism-related investigations ⓘ |
| hasMotto | To protect and serve the Navy and Marine Corps ⓘ |
| headquartersFacility | Russell-Knox Building ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Quantico, Virginia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Department of the Navy civilians
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Department of the Navy contractors ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Department of the Navy regulations
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Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ |
| mission |
counterintelligence
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counterterrorism ⓘ criminal investigations ⓘ cyber operations ⓘ protecting Department of the Navy information and infrastructure ⓘ protecting naval forces and assets ⓘ |
| operatesIn | worldwide ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department of the Navy
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surface form:
United States Department of the Navy
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| partOf |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Intelligence Community ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naval Investigative Service
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| reportsTo | Secretary of the Navy ⓘ |
| responsibility |
investigating felony-level crimes involving the U.S. Marine Corps
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investigating felony-level crimes involving the U.S. Navy ⓘ protecting Navy and Marine Corps equipment ⓘ protecting Navy and Marine Corps families ⓘ protecting Navy and Marine Corps installations ⓘ protecting Navy and Marine Corps personnel ⓘ protecting classified information of the Department of the Navy ⓘ |
| typeOfPolice | civilian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Description of subject: The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy, responsible for investigating crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps worldwide.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naval Criminal Investigative Service Headquarters
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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predecessor
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Naval Investigative Service
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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collaboratesWith
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Naval Criminal Investigative Service Resident Agencies
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division
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cooperatesWith
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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subject surface form:
Sam Hanna
this entity surface form:
United States Navy and Marine Corps law enforcement
this entity surface form:
United States Navy (NCIS civilian agency)
this entity surface form:
Naval Investigative Service