United States Marine Corps bands
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United States Marine Corps bands are the official musical units of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for their ceremonial performances, martial music, and role in representing the Corps at military and public events worldwide.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Marine Corps bands canonical | 2 |
| Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Band | 1 |
| Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Band | 1 |
| Marine Corps ceremonial units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11385395 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Marine Corps bands Context triple: [U.S. military bands, hasPart, United States Marine Corps bands]
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A.
U.S. military bands
U.S. military bands are professional musical ensembles of the United States Armed Forces that perform ceremonial, patriotic, and public concerts to represent and promote the military at home and abroad.
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B.
United States Army Band
The United States Army Band is the premier musical organization of the U.S. Army, known for performing ceremonial, patriotic, and concert music at official military and national events.
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C.
United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned as "The President's Own" for its role in performing at White House and state ceremonies.
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D.
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps is an elite ceremonial musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for its precision performances at military and state events.
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E.
Naval Band
The Naval Band is the official military music ensemble of the Royal Thai Navy, performing ceremonial, patriotic, and public relations duties at naval and state events.
- 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: United States Marine Corps bands Target entity description: United States Marine Corps bands are the official musical units of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for their ceremonial performances, martial music, and role in representing the Corps at military and public events worldwide.
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U.S. military bands
U.S. military bands are professional musical ensembles of the United States Armed Forces that perform ceremonial, patriotic, and public concerts to represent and promote the military at home and abroad.
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B.
United States Army Band
The United States Army Band is the premier musical organization of the U.S. Army, known for performing ceremonial, patriotic, and concert music at official military and national events.
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C.
United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned as "The President's Own" for its role in performing at White House and state ceremonies.
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D.
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps is an elite ceremonial musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for its precision performances at military and state events.
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E.
Naval Band
The Naval Band is the official military music ensemble of the Royal Thai Navy, performing ceremonial, patriotic, and public relations duties at naval and state events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps unit type
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military band organization ⓘ |
| canDeploy | yes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Department of the Navy
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linked to:
Department of the Navy
|
| garrison | various Marine Corps bases worldwide ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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concert band music ⓘ jazz ⓘ march music ⓘ military music ⓘ patriotic music ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community outreach
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education and clinics for civilian musicians ⓘ support of diplomatic events ⓘ support of military funerals ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
Semper Fidelis (associated with the Marine Corps)
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linked to:
Marine Corps motto "Semper Fidelis"
|
| hasUnit |
1st Marine Division Band
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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band ⓘ
linked to:
2nd Marine Division Band
2nd Marine Division Band ⓘ 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band ⓘ III Marine Expeditionary Force Band ⓘ Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Band ⓘ Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Band ⓘ Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Band ⓘ
linked to:
United States Marine Corps bands
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Band ⓘ Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Band ⓘ Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Band ⓘ Marine Corps Base Hawaii Band ⓘ Marine Corps Base Quantico Band ⓘ Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Band ⓘ Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Band ⓘ Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Band ⓘ Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Band ⓘ
linked to:
United States Marine Corps bands
Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans Band ⓘ Marine Forces Reserve Band ⓘ United States Marine Band ⓘ United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
ceremonial support
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public relations ⓘ recruiting support ⓘ troop morale support ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Commandant’s Own
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The President’s Own ⓘ
linked to:
The President's Own
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| notableUnit |
United States Marine Band
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United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| performsAt |
White House ceremonies
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linked to:
White House social functions
international military tattoos ⓘ military change of command ceremonies ⓘ military parades ⓘ presidential inaugurations ⓘ public concerts ⓘ state funerals ⓘ |
| represents |
United States Marine Corps
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United States government ⓘ |
| selectionRequirement |
audition
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completion of Marine Corps recruit training ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| tradition |
participation in Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington
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participation in Sunset Parade at Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ performance of John Philip Sousa marches ⓘ performance of The Marines’ Hymn ⓘ |
| training |
field training as Marines
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military music training ⓘ |
| uniform |
United States Marine Corps dress blue uniform
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United States Marine Corps service uniform ⓘ
linked to:
Marine Corps Service Uniform
|
| usesInstrument |
brass instruments
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keyboard instruments ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ string bass ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Marine Corps bands Description of subject: United States Marine Corps bands are the official musical units of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for their ceremonial performances, martial music, and role in representing the Corps at military and public events worldwide.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Marine Corps commands in the National Capital Region
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hasPart
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Marine Corps ceremonial units
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linked to: United States Marine Corps bands
linked to: United States Marine Corps bands
linked to: United States Marine Corps bands