21st Special Tactics Squadron
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The 21st Special Tactics Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that provides combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other specialized personnel for missions involving air-ground integration, personnel recovery, and special reconnaissance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 21st Special Tactics Squadron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8867121 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 21st Special Tactics Squadron Context triple: [720th Special Tactics Group, subordinateUnit, 21st Special Tactics Squadron]
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24th Special Tactics Squadron
The 24th Special Tactics Squadron is an elite, highly classified U.S. Air Force special operations unit that provides combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other special tactics airmen in support of top-tier special mission units.
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724th Special Tactics Group
The 724th Special Tactics Group is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and deploys elite special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
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720th Special Tactics Group
The 720th Special Tactics Group is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and equips combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
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73rd Special Operations Squadron
The 73rd Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized and often clandestine air operations in support of special operations forces.
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1st Special Operations Squadron
The 1st Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 21st Special Tactics Squadron Target entity description: The 21st Special Tactics Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that provides combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other specialized personnel for missions involving air-ground integration, personnel recovery, and special reconnaissance.
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A.
24th Special Tactics Squadron
The 24th Special Tactics Squadron is an elite, highly classified U.S. Air Force special operations unit that provides combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other special tactics airmen in support of top-tier special mission units.
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B.
724th Special Tactics Group
The 724th Special Tactics Group is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and deploys elite special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
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C.
720th Special Tactics Group
The 720th Special Tactics Group is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and equips combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
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D.
73rd Special Operations Squadron
The 73rd Special Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit that conducts specialized and often clandestine air operations in support of special operations forces.
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E.
1st Special Operations Squadron
The 1st Special Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit known for conducting specialized air missions, including infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force squadron
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special operations unit ⓘ special tactics squadron ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
United States Special Operations Command
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Special Operations Command
|
| conflict |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decorations |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
ⓘ
Gallant Unit Citation ⓘ
linked to:
Air Force Gallant Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
|
| garrisonCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| garrisonLocation |
Fort Liberty
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Liberty, North Carolina
Pope Army Airfield ⓘ |
| garrisonState | North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
combat controllers
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combat rescue officers ⓘ pararescuemen ⓘ special reconnaissance airmen ⓘ special tactics officers ⓘ support personnel ⓘ tactical air control party airmen ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct personnel recovery operations
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conduct special reconnaissance ⓘ coordinate close air support ⓘ establish and control assault zones ⓘ integrate airpower into ground special operations ⓘ provide battlefield trauma care and medical evacuation ⓘ |
| nickname | 21 STS ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| partOf |
24th Special Operations Wing
ⓘ
Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| role |
air-ground integration
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combat search and rescue support ⓘ personnel recovery ⓘ special operations ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ terminal attack control ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. Army units
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U.S. Marine Corps units ⓘ
linked to:
United States Marine Corps units
coalition special operations forces ⓘ joint special operations forces ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
combat support
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tactical air control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 21st Special Tactics Squadron Description of subject: The 21st Special Tactics Squadron is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that provides combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other specialized personnel for missions involving air-ground integration, personnel recovery, and special reconnaissance.
Referenced by (1)
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