As the US Army prepares for its 250th birthday celebration with a major parade of military hardware in Washington, DC, which just happens to coincide with President Donald’s Trumps birthday, former officials are growing increasingly concerned about how the military is being pulled into the political arena by the Trump administration,

America’s oldest military branch unveiled the Army Transformation Initiative in what is expected to be its biggest restructuring in at least a generation.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright died in an AH-64 Apache helicopter training accident at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on June 11.

Saturday’s military parade, held on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, featured fireworks, tanks and military flyovers.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and after 1,300 battles and skirmishes, the Army, led by Gen. George Washington, defeated the British Empire,

Twenty two corporations and foundations are sponsoring the 250th Army Birthday Parade and Festival on the National Mall, according to the Army. General Dynamics and USAA are the presenting sponsors for the festival,

Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.

Americans are demonstrating against President Donald Trump across the U.S. as counterpoint to the 200,000 people expected to attend the military parade in Washington.