Army Plans for a Potential Parade On Trump’s Birthday Call for 6,600 Soldiers, AP Learns; Trump’s Military Parade Could Include 6,000 Soldiers, 150 Vehicles, Dozens of Helicopters

Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns:

Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned.

The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released. They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th anniversary festival on the National Mall and the newly added element – a large military parade that Trump has long wanted but is still being discussed.

The Army anniversary just happens to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14.

While the slides do not include any price estimates, it would likely cost tens of millions of dollars to put on a parade of that size. Costs would include the movement of military vehicles, equipment, aircraft and troops from across the country to Washington and the need to feed and house thousands of service members.

High costs halted Trump’s push for a parade in his first term, and the tanks and other heavy vehicles that are part of the Army’s latest plans have raised concerns from city officials about damage to roads.

Asked about plans for a parade, Army spokesman Steve Warren said Thursday that no final decisions have been made.

Col. Dave Butler, another Army spokesman, added that the Army is excited about the plans for its anniversary.

“We want to make it into an event that the entire nation can celebrate with us,” said Butler. “We want Americans to know their Army and their soldiers. A parade might become part of that, and we think that will be an excellent addition to what we already have planned.” —>READ MORE HERE

Trump’s military parade could include 6,000 soldiers, 150 vehicles, dozens of helicopters:

President Trump will host his long-sought military parade on June 14 to commemorate the Army’s 250th birthday, the White House has confirmed.

The parade, which has been in the planning stages for more than a year, will also fall on Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday.

It will include re-enactors, equipment and more from major U.S. battles, including the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War/Desert Storm and the war on terror. Active-duty service members and students at U.S. military academies will also participate.

The White House said it is coordinating with the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and the National Park Service on the event.

Detailed plans for the parade, obtained by The Associated Press, said it could include more than 6.600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and thousands of civilians. The White House declined to comment on the potential size or the number of soldiers or vehicles included.

The documents did not include a cost estimate, but a parade of that size involving so many vehicles, equipment, aircraft and troops could run in the tens of millions of dollars. Mr. Trump had planned a similar parade during his first term, inspired by a similar event he attended in France.

But his suggestion was nixed at the time amid concerns about cost and potential damage that tanks and other heavy military vehicles could inflict on Washington’s roads. —>READ MORE HERE

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