Photos of preparations for Washington’s military parade

Workers install security fencing on the National Mall, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, outside the USDA Whitten Building where a large photograph of President Donald Trump is draped, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A U.S. Army soldier works on a Stryker combat vehicle staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Seen through security fencing, Army Sgt. Chase Beasley, left, watches as Army Spc. Steven Holmes, right, take a swing as they sit-in on a game of softball with congressional staffers on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

People pass by and take photos with a tank, parked on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Army soldiers play cards in the USO that has been set up for the up to 5,000 soldiers who will be quartered in the GSA Regional Office Building for the Army’s 250th Birthday celebration, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

U.S. Army personnel load and secure military tanks for transport to Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The U.S. Capitol is seen through security fencing, set up on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Command Sgt. Maj. Carla Stancil opens the door of the outdoor shower facilities for the up to 5,000 soldiers who will live in the GSA Regional Office Building for the Army’s 250th Birthday celebration, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter is seen through the window of another CH-47 Chinook helicopter, part of a group of aircraft that will participate in an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Matt McCool, Special Agent in Charge with the U.S. Secret Service Washington Field Office, speaks during a Public safety briefing on preparations for a festival and parade to commemorate the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army, with at far left,Phillip Bates, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office Mission Services Division, and Jessica Taylor, Chief of the U.S. Park Police, and at right Clint Osborn, Director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and Pamela Smith, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, Monday, June 9, 2025, at the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Emergency Operations Center, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. Army personnel offload tanks and other military vehicles, Monday, June 9, 2025, at the CSX railroad yard in Jessup, Md., ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

U.S. Army personnel prepare tanks and other military vehicles that were offloaded at the CSX railroad yard in Jessup, Md., Monday, June 9, 2025, ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Physician Assistant Maj. Aubrey Hanson looks through the doors of the Aid Station that has been set up for the up to 5,000 soldiers who will be quartered in the GSA Regional Office Building for the Army’s 250th Birthday celebration, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

U.S. Army military tanks are prepared for transport to Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Army Sgt. Victoria Robinson speaks to the press outside a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that will participate in an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

U.S. Army personnel load and secure military tanks for transport to Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A flight helmet rests on a seat in a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that will participate in an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Stryker combat vehicles are staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

People walk by security fencing as it is installed around Lafayette Park and the White House during security preparations for a festival and parade to commemorate the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Boots sit next to a cot in one of the sleeping areas set up for the up to 5,000 soldiers who will be quartered in the GSA Regional Office Building for the Army’s 250th Birthday celebration, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)