Armored Vehicles Line DC Streets Ahead of Trump Military Parade

Armored vehicles lined streets in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 10, ahead of the Army's 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 14, which also falls on President Donald Trump's 79th birthday. Footage captured by AMK Recording shows armored vehicles parked on several streets in DC. According to the https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2025/06/10/3f85dd2a/equipment-at-army-parade.pdf US Army , the parade will include various armored vehicles, aircraft, and artillery weapons including tanks, Black Hawk helicopters, and howitzers. While the parade starts at 6:30 pm, https://www.army.mil/article/285846/armys_250th_birthday_week_long_celebration_from_june_7_14_2025 events throughout the DC metro area start at 8:15 am with a wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery, followed by a festival on the National Mall with opportunities for the public to interact with, "soldiers, Army astronauts, NFL representatives, and Medal of Honor recipients." Speaking to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2zm4PG8R0o reporters on Tuesday, Trump said people who protest the military parade would be "met with very heavy force." His comments came following his deployment of thousands of National Guard and Marine troops in response to https://newswire.storyful.com/collections/us-immigration-2025_7030 anti-ICE protests that broke out in California over the weekend. (Footage by AMK Recording/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)