Scoop: Rocket launchers, missiles to be featured in Trump's Army parade

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Axios

5 hours ago


Army officials are preparing to display rocket launchers and missiles along with more than a hundred military aircraft and vehicles next weekend at the D.C. parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: President Trump has envisioned the June 14 parade — which is scheduled on his 79th birthday — as a show of U.S. military might.

Zoom in: Such a display of military equipment is rare in the United States, and critics of the event have expressed concerns about that imagery as well as the damage that heavy military vehicles could pose to the city's streets.

But officials are eager to showcase U.S. weaponry such as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which is used to launch rockets.

The launchers have been used in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

There also will be a static display of precision-guided missiles, the officials said, and a flyover by F-22 fighter jets.

About 7,000 military personnel will be involved in the parade, which will run along Constitution Avenue NW. It's projected to cost about $45 million — roughly one-third of that for post-parade street repairs.

Zoom out: The parade is set to begin at 6:30 pm, and will start at 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue NW and end at 15th and Constitution Avenue NW.

Trump will have a review stand on the Ellipse.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/07/army-anniversary-parade-trump

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I have rarely heard anything so ridiculous.

As the saying goes, you can tell the men from the boys by the size of their toys.

[riversedge]

2. If my plans hold, I will be camping that day--and NOT thinking of huge taxpayer waste of MONEY!!

[tanyev]

3. Just one giant dick-waving display from Donald F. Trump to the rest of the world.

[riversedge]

5. haha--It is going to take a LOT of air to pump up the trumpy mushroom!!

[riversedge]

4. "But officials are eager to showcase U.S. weaponry".. you can bet that TRUMP is the Loudest 'official" yelling

for this display!!

[Turbineguy]

6. White wall tires will be MAGA style.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Small penis syndrome.

It must be micro. And flaccid without massive drugs.
Curious that he wants to tell the world so badly.

[speak easy]

10. YUGE (Not A.I.)

[Tarzanrock]

9. Nothing quite like a Soviet style/North Korean military parade ...

to impress Vladimir Putin, Kim Jung un and Xi Jinping. A real Faux Noise nothingburger and right before the Turd "surrenders" to Xi Jinping giving up Taiwan to China in exhange for some rare earth minerals at highly inflated and highly profitable prices for the benefit of China. What a pompous, self-indulgent, self-grandstanding idiot!

[Karasu]

11. ...Fucking why? This is so fucking embarrassing. It's naked public military dick-stroking. So much for public indecency

laws.

[dchill]

12. It's gonna be a phalanx of phalli!

[LudwigPastorius]

13. What a clown show.

Pretty soon he's going to insist that they do that funny march.

[Norrrm]

19. Spongebob Squarepants

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Gee, can we paint the White House to look like Lenin's tomb on Red Square?

[Norrrm]

15. Military parade,,, to salute Trump

[jmowreader]

16. Of course there will be

Missile and rocket launchers were always highlights of Soviet May Day parades.

[republianmushroom]

17. The convicted felon is trying to look just like his master, Putin.

[twodogsbarking]

18. This really came to mind and I was 8 yo.

[LisaL]

20. What exactly is he planning on blowing up?

[ananda]

21. Phallic symbols much?

Like I said, I won't be watching.

[Solly Mack]

22. Flaccid attempt at being anything but.