Tickets are now available for the Army's 250th anniversary "Grand Military Parade" on June 14, when 6,700 soldiers and dozens of tanks and war machines will roll through D.C. Why it matters: D.C.'s first military parade since the Gulf War will end with Army parachuters touching down to present President Trump with an American flag on his 79th birthday,

Army Col. Kamil Sztalkoper, a spokesman for the III Armored Corps, said the dog is a Blue Heeler (aka an Australian Cattle Dog) named "Doc Holliday" -- likely a nod to the famous Civil War-era gunslinger played by Val Kilmer in the movie "Tombstone."

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) U.S. Army personnel load and secure military tanks for transport to Washington,

Any damage to Washington, D.C., city streets during the massive parade planned for June 14 will be paid for by the Army, officials told reporters.

Twenty-eight M1A1 Abrams tanks will be sent to participate in the parade, officials said, though the first trains with the tanks won't depart until later this month.