Members of the U.S. Army Caisson detachment prepare for former president Jimmy Carter to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol with a test run on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.

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 ...

The U.S. Army’s Caisson Detachment returned to Arlington National Cemetery after two years. The ceremonial horse unit is used to transport veterans and service members to their final resting place.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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.