Caisson Platoon
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The Caisson Platoon is a ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army that conducts horse-drawn military funerals and related honors, primarily at Arlington National Cemetery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caisson Platoon canonical | 3 |
| Tomb Guard Platoon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2227006 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caisson Platoon Context triple: [3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), subUnit, Caisson Platoon]
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A.
602 Commando Company
602 Commando Company is an elite special operations unit of the Argentine Army known for its role in high-risk and unconventional warfare missions.
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B.
Naval Combat Engineering Brigade
The Naval Combat Engineering Brigade is a specialized unit of the Philippine Navy responsible for military engineering, construction, and infrastructure support for naval and amphibious operations.
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C.
Int Corps
Int Corps is the commonly used abbreviation for the British Army’s Intelligence Corps, the unit responsible for military intelligence and security.
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D.
601 Commando Company
601 Commando Company is an elite special operations unit of the Argentine Army known for conducting high-risk commando and unconventional warfare missions.
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E.
I MEF Support Battalion
I MEF Support Battalion is a logistics and support unit within the I Marine Expeditionary Force that provides essential sustainment, supply, and services to Marine Corps operations.
- 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: Caisson Platoon Target entity description: The Caisson Platoon is a ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army that conducts horse-drawn military funerals and related honors, primarily at Arlington National Cemetery.
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A.
602 Commando Company
602 Commando Company is an elite special operations unit of the Argentine Army known for its role in high-risk and unconventional warfare missions.
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B.
Naval Combat Engineering Brigade
The Naval Combat Engineering Brigade is a specialized unit of the Philippine Navy responsible for military engineering, construction, and infrastructure support for naval and amphibious operations.
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C.
Int Corps
Int Corps is the commonly used abbreviation for the British Army’s Intelligence Corps, the unit responsible for military intelligence and security.
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D.
601 Commando Company
601 Commando Company is an elite special operations unit of the Argentine Army known for conducting high-risk commando and unconventional warfare missions.
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E.
I MEF Support Battalion
I MEF Support Battalion is a logistics and support unit within the I Marine Expeditionary Force that provides essential sustainment, supply, and services to Marine Corps operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army unit
ⓘ
ceremonial military unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Army Military District of Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
|
| basedNear | Arlington, Virginia ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction |
Arlington National Cemetery honors
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funeral escort for fallen service members ⓘ state funerals support ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| garrison | Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall ⓘ |
| hasSubunitType |
horse care sections
ⓘ
rider sections ⓘ support sections ⓘ |
| heritage | U.S. Army field artillery caisson tradition ⓘ |
| honorsRenderedFor |
U.S. presidents in state funerals
ⓘ
members of the U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ senior military leaders ⓘ veterans eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
care and training of ceremonial horses
ⓘ
horse-drawn casket processions ⓘ precision ceremonial drill ⓘ |
| operatesAt |
Virginia
ⓘ
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. area
|
| partOf |
3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment
The Old Guard ⓘ |
| performs |
casket movement by horse-drawn caisson
ⓘ
escort of honor for remains ⓘ graveside ceremonial support ⓘ |
| primaryLocationOfDuties | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
conducting horse-drawn military funerals
ⓘ
rendering military honors ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
daily care of ceremonial horses
ⓘ
maintenance of ceremonial tack and equipment ⓘ training riders and drivers for ceremonial missions ⓘ |
| serviceArea | National Capital Region ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | active duty ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
U.S. Army ceremonial tradition
ⓘ
respect for fallen service members ⓘ |
| tradition |
mounted escort units in military funerals
ⓘ
use of caissons to transport caskets ⓘ |
| typeOfCeremony |
full honors funerals
ⓘ
special ceremonial events ⓘ standard honors funerals ⓘ |
| uniform | U.S. Army dress blue uniform ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
caparisoned horses
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horse-drawn caisson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caisson Platoon Description of subject: The Caisson Platoon is a ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army that conducts horse-drawn military funerals and related honors, primarily at Arlington National Cemetery.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tomb Guard Platoon