Tanks and thousands of troops paraded through the streets of Washington, D.C., for the Army's 250th anniversary on President Donald Trump's birthday.

As the Army celebrates its 250 year celebration, President Donald Trump hosts a military parade to demonstrate the history and power of the United States Army.

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,

The event brought tanks, helicopters, and vintage aircraft down Constitution Avenue in a tightly controlled display of American military history and power.

The 250th birthday celebration of the Army began just before 6:30 p.m. ET with a showcase of equipment, flyovers and a parachute demonstration. The events will also have a concert, an enlistment and reenlistment ceremony and fireworks around 9:30 p.m.

Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson has the latest on President Donald Trump's celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll presented a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to begin a day of festivities for the Army's 250th birthday.