Trends – Arlington Media

Service Statistics

Arlington Media collects data for every service we cover. Some information is used for video graphics like transfer points, weather forecast, chaplain’s names, etc. Other data sets help us plan on future supply needs and staffing. All of it combined together gives an informative view of service trends over time.

Service Coverage Type (Last 12 months)

Nearly half of the services we cover are for both photo and video together, a third are for video only and the rest are for photography only.

Service Branch Type (Last 12 months)

The outer circle is just Arlington Media services, the inner circle is all Arlington Cemetery services for the same period. The data shows we cover slightly more Air Force services and slightly fewer Navy services. The ‘other’ category is also skewed because we cover a large number of World War II repatriated service personal who served mostly in branches that predated the US Air Force, which was formed in 1948.

Service Type (Last 12 months)

The outer circle is just Arlington Media services, the inner circle is all Arlington Cemetery services for the same period. This data set shows we cover a higher portion of standard honors, full honors and chapel services, and a much lower percentage of dependent services.

Service Origin (Last 12 months)

The outer circle is just Arlington Media services, the inner circle is all Arlington Cemetery services for the same period.

Updated May 2, 2024

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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:

A chaplain
A casket team (body bearers / pall bearers)

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:

A chaplain
A casket team (body bearers / pall bearers)
A firing party
A bugler

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:

ARMY: Sergeant Major (SGM), Command Sergeant Major (CSM), Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA),
NAVY & COAST GUARD: Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO), Fleet/Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), or Coast Guard (MCPOCG),
MARINES: Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt), Sergeant Major (SgtMaj), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC),
AIR FORCE: Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt), First Sergeant, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF),

are eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery including:

A chaplain
A casket team (body bearers / pall bearers)
A firing party
A bugler
A military band
An escort platoon (size varies according to the rank of the deceased)

Additionally, those eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery may use the caisson (UNAVAILABLE until Spring 2025), 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.