Overview

• The June 14 event will mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and President Trump’s 79th birthday with 6,700 soldiers, 28 Abrams tanks, 50 helicopters and period uniforms.
• Organizers have refined the parade budget to $40–45 million, including an estimated $16 million to repair pavement damaged by heavy armor.
• Steel plates costing about $3 million are being installed on the National Mall and surrounding streets to protect infrastructure from tank treads.
• D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and lawmakers have warned that the parade’s expense and potential roadway destruction outweigh its public value.
• Neither the Navy nor the Marine Corps have planned similar 250th anniversary celebrations, highlighting the Army’s lone high-profile display.