The United States Army is planning A historical parade Through the streets of Washington on June 14 to celebrate 250 years of its foundation, the White House confirmed. That same day, the president Donald Trump He turns 79.
“To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Army on June 14, President Trump will honor the US veterans, the members of the active duty and military history with a military parade,” he wrote this Friday in a message on the social network X one of the spokesmen of the US presidential office, Anna Kelly.
The parade will involve about 6,600 soldiers, tanks and infantry vehiclesParachute helicopters and jumps, according to several sources familiar with the planning effort.
In a statement released on Friday, Steve Warren, army spokesman, indicated that the celebration will include “a spectacular fireworks exhibition, a parade and a festival of all day in the National Mall”, the emblematic esplanade of the US capital.
The Festival will feature Army team exhibitions, military demonstrations, musical performances and a fitness competition.
“Given the significant milestone of 250 years, the army is exploring options to make the celebration even larger, with more capacity demonstrations, additional team exhibitions and more commitment to the community,” added the official text.
“Parade’s planning is actively in progress, and we anticipate approximately 150 vehicles, 50 aircraft and 6,600 soldiers to highlight the 250 years of army service to the nation,” he concluded.
The moment and participation of the White House in planning efforts have fed the speculation that Trump is using the Army’s birthday as an excuse to obtain the type of great military parade he wanted during his first term in office.
That event was discarded after estimates exceeded 90 million dollars.
But since his return to the White House, Trump has expressed his desire that there is a military parade, and the conversations with the Pentagon about the realization of one that coincided with the Festival for the birthday began less than two months ago.
The cost of the June 14 parade this year is not clear, authorities said, but they will probably be Dozens of millions of dollars.
The gigantic event will take place at a time when Trump and his government efficiency department (Doge), led by billionaire Elon Musk, have cut apartments, personnel and programs of the federal government, which has caused thousands of workers to lose their jobs, including civilians in the Department of Defense.
The event will require the participation of several federal agencies, including those that require security.
The army plans to have soldiers of each of its 10 divisions represented in the parade, according to an American official.
Earlier this year, city officials expressed concern that heavy vehicles such as tanks destroyed the roads and pointed out that the city would require significant refund to repair any damaged infrastructure.
