![Members of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard salute a caisson in preparation for a transfer at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Established in 1931, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard is the official ceremonial unit of the Navy. Located at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC, the Navy Ceremonial Guard’s primary mission is to represent the service in Presidential, Joint Armed Forces, Navy, and public ceremonies in and around the nation’s capital. The Navy Ceremonial Guard also serves as the funeral escort and conducts all services for Navy personnel buried in Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.arlington.media/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/members-of-the-us-navy-ceremonial-guard-salute-a-caisson-in-preparation-for-a-transfer-at-arlington-1-1.jpg)
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1 DEPENDENT SERVICES
When a spouse or other dependent of a current or former member of the Armed Forces is buried at Arlington, the military service in which the primary party served will provide:
No other military funeral honors will be rendered unless the spouse also served in the military.
2 STANDARD HONORS SERVICES
Enlisted service members, WO-1 through CW-3, and O-1 through O-3, interred/inurned at Arlington National Cemetery will receive honors provided by the decedent’s branch of service. These honors include:
3 FULL HONORS SERVICES
In addition to the standard military funeral honors, some Commissioned and Warrant officers and senior non-Commissioned Officer with a pay grade of E-9, CW-4 and CW-5, and O-4 and above:
are eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery including:
Additionally, those eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery may use the caisson (UNAVAILABLE until September 2024), if available. Officers in the rank of colonel and above in the Army and the Marine Corps may be provided a caparisoned (riderless) horse, if available. General/flag officers may receive a cannon salute (17 guns for a four-star general, 15 for a three-star, 13 for a two-star, 11 for a one-star), if available.