New Earth Army
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The New Earth Army is a fictional U.S. military unit portrayed in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," depicted as an experimental psychic and New Age special forces program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Earth Army canonical | 3 |
| New Earth Army (fictionalized military unit) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10394955 — 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: New Earth Army Context triple: [The Men Who Stare at Goats (film), fictionalUnitName, New Earth Army]
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A.
Liberty Legion
Liberty Legion is a World War II–era superhero team in Marvel Comics composed of lesser-known patriotic heroes who fought threats on the home front.
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B.
Tomainian army
The Tomainian army is the fictional military force of the authoritarian regime in Charlie Chaplin’s film "The Great Dictator," serving as a satirical stand-in for Nazi Germany’s armed forces.
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C.
The Legion
The Legion is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), an elite Special Operations unit renowned for its unconventional warfare and counterterrorism missions.
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D.
Nova Corps
The Nova Corps is a fictional intergalactic military and police force in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for protecting the Xandar system and enforcing cosmic law.
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E.
Rugged Brigade
Rugged Brigade is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 36th Engineer Brigade, a combat engineer formation known for providing construction, mobility, and support operations in diverse and challenging environments.
- 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: New Earth Army Target entity description: The New Earth Army is a fictional U.S. military unit portrayed in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," depicted as an experimental psychic and New Age special forces program.
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A.
Liberty Legion
Liberty Legion is a World War II–era superhero team in Marvel Comics composed of lesser-known patriotic heroes who fought threats on the home front.
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B.
Tomainian army
The Tomainian army is the fictional military force of the authoritarian regime in Charlie Chaplin’s film "The Great Dictator," serving as a satirical stand-in for Nazi Germany’s armed forces.
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C.
The Legion
The Legion is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), an elite Special Operations unit renowned for its unconventional warfare and counterterrorism missions.
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D.
Nova Corps
The Nova Corps is a fictional intergalactic military and police force in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for protecting the Xandar system and enforcing cosmic law.
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E.
Rugged Brigade
Rugged Brigade is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 36th Engineer Brigade, a combat engineer formation known for providing construction, mobility, and support operations in diverse and challenging environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional United States Army unit
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fictional military unit ⓘ fictional special forces unit ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Men Who Stare at Goats (book)
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) ⓘ |
| basedOn | First Earth Battalion (concept) ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bill Django (fictional character)
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linked to:
Bill Django
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| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Men Who Stare at Goats adaptation of real-world ideas ⓘ |
| goal |
develop super-soldiers with psychic abilities
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explore non-lethal warfare ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
New Age
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countercultural ⓘ experimental ⓘ non-lethal ⓘ psychic ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Lyn Cassady (fictional character)
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linked to:
Lyn Cassady
other "Jedi warrior" soldiers (fictional) ⓘ |
| hasRole | special forces unit ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Cold War and post–Cold War era (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of military research
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intersection of spirituality and warfare ⓘ limits of human potential in combat context ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | First Earth Battalion manual ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| motto | Be all you can be... and more (approximate satirical ethos) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique New Age militarism
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satirize military experimentation ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army (fictional) ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | secret U.S. Army program ⓘ |
| trainingIncludes |
cloud-busting and weather influence (attempted)
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intuition development ⓘ positive thinking ⓘ staring at goats to stop their hearts psychically ⓘ walking through walls (attempted) ⓘ |
| uses |
New Age philosophy
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meditation ⓘ non-violent combat methods ⓘ paranormal techniques ⓘ psychic spying ⓘ remote viewing ⓘ yogic practices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Earth Army Description of subject: The New Earth Army is a fictional U.S. military unit portrayed in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," depicted as an experimental psychic and New Age special forces program.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Earth Army