A U.S. Soldier supporting the Army’s 250th birthday parade enters a Stryker combat vehicle at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025. JBAB served as a staging location for Army vehicles and provided logistical support for hundreds of combat and non-combat vehicles the week leading up to the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S. Soldiers park over 50 Army combat vehicles at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025, in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade. JBAB served as a staging location for Army vehicles and provided logistical support for hundreds of combat and non-combat vehicles the week leading up to the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S. Soldiers organize over 50 armored fighting and tactical vehicles at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025, in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade. JBAB served as the main staging location for vehicles in the parade, supporting the commemoration of the oldest U.S. military branch. The parade demonstrated the integrated readiness of all six military branches working together in support of national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

A U.S. Soldier supporting the Army’s 250th birthday parade waits for his turn to move a Stryker combat vehicle into formation at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025. The U.S. Air Force, formed out of the Army Signal Corps and stood up in 1947, continues to maintain integrated readiness by operating alongside the Army and other military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S. Soldiers organize over 50 armored fighting and tactical vehicles at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025, in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade. JBAB served as the main staging location for vehicles in the parade, supporting the commemoration of the oldest U.S. military branch. The parade demonstrated the integrated readiness of all six military branches working together in support of national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S Soldiers perform maintenance on over 50 armored fighting and tactical vehicles at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025, in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade. JBAB served as a staging location for Army vehicles and provided logistical support for hundreds of combat and non-combat vehicles the week leading up to the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S. Soldiers organize over 50 armored fighting and tactical vehicles at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025, in preparation for the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday parade. The U.S. Air Force, formed out of the Army Signal Corps and stood up in 1947, continues to maintain integrated readiness by operating alongside the Army and other military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

A U.S. Soldier supporting the Army’s 250th birthday parade waits to move a Stryker combat vehicle into formation at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025. The U.S. Air Force, formed out of the Army Signal Corps and stood up in 1947, continues to maintain integrated readiness by operating alongside the Army and other military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

A U.S. Soldier supporting the Army’s 250th birthday parade gives a hand signal for another soldier to park a Stryker combat vehicle into formation at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025. The U.S. Air Force, formed out of the Army Signal Corps and stood up in 1947, continues to maintain integrated readiness by operating alongside the Army and other military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S. Soldiers park Stryker combat vehicles on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025, in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade. The parade on June 14, 2025 commemorated two and a half centuries of defending the nation as the oldest of the six military branches. JBAB supported the celebration by staging over 50 armored fighting and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

U.S. Soldiers park Stryker combat vehicles in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025. The parade on June 14, 2025 commemorated two and a half centuries of defending the nation as the oldest of the six military branches. JBAB honored this milestone by supporting the staging of over 50 armored fighting and tactical vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)