Overview

• Final preparations are underway, with tanks and armored vehicles arriving in Maryland for staging ahead of the June 14 celebration.
• A free festival on the National Mall from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. will precede the 6:30 p.m. parade and a 9:45 p.m. fireworks finale.
• More than 6,700 soldiers, 28 Abrams tanks and dozens of vehicles and aircraft representing every Army era will traverse Constitution Avenue toward the White House.
• The Secret Service has designated the event a National Special Security Event, prompting extensive law enforcement deployments that add to the Army’s $25 million to $45 million spending estimate.
• Progressive groups plan over 1,500 'No Kings Day' protests, President Trump has threatened to meet dissent with 'very heavy force' and veterans’ advocates object to concurrent cuts in benefits.