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Army, Trump ready birthday parade with tanks, rocket launchers
Army, Trump ready birthday parade with tanks, rocket launchers
by Mike Heuer
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2025

The U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday on June 14th in the nation's capital, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, and will be marked by a parade expected to include tanks, rocket launchers and more than 100 military vehicles.

With the two birthdays occurring on the same day, the previously scheduled parade that was intended as a relatively small event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has grown in size and cost.

Up to 300 soldiers and civilians, the U.S. Army Band and four cannons were initially slated to honor the Army's 250th birthday, with seating available for 120 attendees, The Washington Post reported.

U.S. Army leaders last year sought a permit for the event, but Trump's election victory has changed its scope, while doubling as an unofficial celebration of the president's birthday.

Axios reported the parade will live up to Trump's request for a showcase of the U.S. military's might, with dozens of tanks, rocket launchers, missiles and more than 100 other military aircraft and vehicles participating, as well as 6,600 U.S. Army troops.

The parade route has been moved to the northwest portion of Constitution Avenue and will include a flyover of F-22 fighter jets, World War II planes and Vietnam-era aircraft.

The event is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. EDT at 23rd Street and continue along Constitution Avenue N.W. to 15th Street. Trump will review the parade on the Ellipse.

The event has an estimated cost of nearly $45 million, including more than $10 million for road repairs after the heavy military equipment passes over.

The parade's estimated cost has Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., skeptical about its benefits.

"I would have recommended against the parade," Wicker told an interviewer on Thursday, but the Department of Defense wants to use it as a recruiting tool.

"On the other hand, [Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth] feels that it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for thousands of young Americans to see what a great opportunity it is to participate in a great military force," Wicker said. "So, we'll see."

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