The Army Parade Poses Potential Pitfalls like a Tank Breakdown. Soldiers Say They're Prepared.
Army vehicle and aircrews were hard at work this week preparing for a massive military parade Saturday to honor the 250th anniversary of the service’s founding, a celebration that coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Thousands of soldiers have descended upon Washington, D.C., from more than a dozen Army divisions across the force, and […]
As World Pride Flows Straight into the Military Parade, DC Officials Say They're Ready for Anything
WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation’s capital generally express full confidence in their ability to handle large, complicated events and huge crowds. As Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith recently put it, “We are really the experts in this space when it comes to crowd management.” That expertise will be publicly put to the test […]