The Army announced earlier this month that it has reinstated the use of caissons during military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery ...

This National Cemetery tradition has been reinstated on a limited basis following a revamping of the Old Guard caisson horse ...

That is, until the Army paused the program when two of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard's Caisson Platoon's, horses died within days of each other, both with gravel and sand in their ...

For more than seven decades, the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," has provided horse-drawn ... Trevor J. Bredenkamp, commanding general of Joint Task Force ...

FORT MYER, Va. (April 8, 2025) — Caisson Detachment, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) is riding into modernization with a new saddle. The detachment is embracing innovation while ...

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. Caisson Soldiers must also maintain the standard ceremonial uniform of an Old Guard Soldier. For more Army news, visit the Military.com Army section. For more on awards ...