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Here’s a look at our coverage for the Army’s 250th birthday
Stars and Stripes
June 13, 2025
Helicopters assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division take flight in formation at Simmons Army Airfield for the Army’s 250th birthday celebration at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 10, 2025. The formation consisted of Boeing AH-64 Apaches, UH-60 Black Hawks and CH-47 Chinooks. (Kamar Williams/U.S. Army)
Army marches through Washington to celebrate 250th anniversary with parade
Military parade kicks off in nation’s capital with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute
‘The bond between soldier and nation’: Army rings in 250th birthday with DC-wide celebration
What to know about the Army parade in DC on Saturday, Trump’s birthday
Soldiers rehearse, prepare armored vehicles for Army’s 250th birthday parade
How the Army is celebrating its 250th birthday, aside from a parade
Tanks, heavy vehicles on way to Washington as Army prepares for 250th anniversary celebration
Trump’s military parade is a US outlier in peacetime, but parades and reviews have a long history
Army hits recruiting goal for 2025 at earliest point in a decade
Vietnam veterans ceremony set for same day as Army parade will move from nation’s capital
Reagan National Airport will close during Army’s birthday bash
Tanks and soldiers are coming to DC for the parade, and so is this dog
Vietnam veterans ceremony set for same day as Army parade will move from nation’s capital
National Guard troops with historic ties to Revolution marching in DC Army parade
The 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy celebrates the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army with a cake cutting held during their Basic Leader Course graduation ceremony in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 11, 2025. (Collin Mackall/Stars and Stripes)