Ceremonial cavalry units will be closed down at bases, including one whose horses were showcased during the June 14 military ...

The U.S. Army is retiring a majority of its ceremonial horse programs. The service branch announced in a press release that ...

The Army is planning to put most of its horses up for adoption after ending most of their ceremonial programs. The Old Guard ...

The U.S. Army announced Tuesday that it’s moving toward a future without its ceremonial horses and will put most of them up ...

The Army's move to streamline the MWE program is intended to align more resources with warfighting priorities.

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 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 ...

Putting the Army ceremonial horses up for adoption could save the Army $2 million a year, according to spokesperson Steve Warren.

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.

Two horses died in 2022, and caisson operations were suspended until earlier this year. The Arlington National Cemetery horses are part of the caisson platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, ...