A massive military parade on the streets of Washington will showcase troops, tanks, weapons, aircraft – and music performers including country singer Scotty Hasting, a former Army infantryman who was wounded in Afghanistan.

Country singer Noah Hicks of Nashville and DJ Nyla Symone, one of New York's youngest DJs, will perform at the U.S. Army's Grand Military Parade in Washington. The parade is a celebration of the Army’s 250th year, scheduled for June 14 – which is also President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

A concert will feature "5-7 musical acts" with country music performers, not yet identified, according to Axios. Trump is scheduled to speak at the event, which is expected to draw at least 200,000 people.

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You can register for free tickets to the parade, but they're limited. The two-hour event, a military spectacle and unofficial birthday party, takes place on Constitution Avenue near the National Mall and starts at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Events include Army parachuters jumping from aircraft, landing and giving Trump an American flag for his birthday, Pentagon officials said, according to Axios.

Trump expressed a desire for a large military parade during his first administration. That did not happen, but the president is playing a major role in the Army celebration, which now includes the parade, Reuters reported.

Where will the parade start and end?

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The celebration day begins with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in the morning. Events include "historical U.S. Army personnel reenactors, period-accurate equipment, vehicles, impressive flyovers, and military bands," according to America 250, the organizer.

What's in the Army parade?

For the celebration, the U.S. Army is bringing in:

  • 7,500 troops
  • 28 M1 Abrams tanks
  • 28 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • 4 Paladin self-propelled howitzer cannons
  • 50 Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters

The vehicles will be transported by train, and the helicopters will be flown in. Vintage warplanes, including a World War II-era B-17 bomber and a P-51 Mustang fighter, are set to fly over the National Mall.

The parade will cross in front of Trump's viewing stand on Constitution Avenue south of the White House.

Trump is expected to preside over the enlistment and reenlistment of soldiers at the end of the parade. The event will end with fireworks at dusk.

How much will the parade cost?

The latest price tag for the parade is $30 million, a figure that could rise as high as $45 million.

Though the Army is expected to pay for any damage from tanks rolling through the streets of the capital, it's "not expecting damage" to the roads, officials said.

CONTRIBUTING Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Tom Vanden Brook

SOURCE USA TODAY Network reporting and research; Reuters; America 250

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