Experts say more information will need to be furnished, including details of how the caisson ring failed and whether a nearby ...

As work continues to restore a section of Tanjong Katong Road South that caved in on July 26, swallowing a car and its driver ...

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — At 6:30 a.m., the scrape of manure shovels and the shuffling of horse hooves echoed through the red-brick stable at Ft. Myer. Soldiers from the caisson detachment ...

Arlington, Virginia — The horse-drawn caisson for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery is one of this nation's most solemn and majestic rituals. But back at the stable, a 10-second video of a ...

The caisson detachment at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, assumed duty to escort funerals in 1948. It followed the tradition of using a caisson, three, two-horse ...

Army Sgt. Natalee J. Silva, a soldier assigned to Caisson Detachment, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, adjusts her horse's tack in preparation for a military funeral honors escort validation at Joint ...

The caisson program has been overhauled with a focus on increased training for the soldiers, improvements to facilities and upgraded equipment. The 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard ...

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter travels by a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol to lie in state in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

Roddy said the Caisson Platoon is his costliest subordinate unit. Out of about 40 platoons, the Caisson herd consumes roughly 20% of the Old Guard’s budget, according to the commander.

Before the sun peeks over the horizon, the Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), are already hard at work preparing the caisson horses for the day's solemn duties.

The Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) has instituted an adoption program that protects its horses from being euthanized.