Whack! The sword came down with force through the cake. Retired Army Pfc. Chester "Buck" Sloan, 100, and Lt. Sebastian Houng, 25, directed the ceremonial sword through the frosted vanilla sponge ...

FORT SILL, Okla. (Nov. 7, 2023) — In a time-honored military tradition steeped in symbolism and ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. William Taylor officially pa ...

The U.S. Army will be putting most of its ceremonial horses up for adoption as part of its overall warfighting realignment, the service announced on Tuesday. The changes will save an estimated $2 ...

Queen Elizabeth II drew giggles when she insisted on using a large ceremonial sword to carve up a cake ahead of meeting with G-7 leaders in Cornwall, England. Offered the alternative of a knife ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army's history is closely tied to its cavalry units, those soldiers who rode into battle on horseback. But the service announced Tuesday that it's moving toward ...

The U.S. Army has offered an Italian woman a birthday cake to replace the one that U.S. soldiers ate as they entered her hometown during one of the final battles of World War II.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army garrison in Italy helped celebrate an Italian woman's 90th birthday on Thursday by giving her a cake to replace the one eaten by American servicemen during the closing ...

LATHAM — A colonel with 36 years of service, and a private who hasn't been to basic training yet, teamed up to mark the Army's 249th year during a Friday, June 14 ceremony at New York National ...

This year’s theme was “Developing Leaders for the Army of 2030,” and, with that in mind, Holland discussed FORSCOM and a bit of its recent history.

Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals By TARA COPP, The Associated Press Jul 8, 2025 ...

Nation Nation & World Politics Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals July 8, 2025 at 2:58 pm Updated July 8, 2025 at 3:18 pm By Tara Copp ...