Posted on 07/04/2019 10:48:03 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump’s July 4 “Salute to America” parade will feature the typical fireworks display but will also include a bevy of military hardware as the White House seeks to emphasize the U.S.’s military might.
While the military’s display of force has sparked criticism among Democrats who say the parade will echo those of authoritarians and cost taxpayers upwards of $2.5 million, the president has repeatedly hyped the event.
“People are coming from far and wide to join us today and tonight for what is turning out to be one of the biggest celebrations in the history of our Country, SALUTE TO AMERICA, an all day event at the Lincoln Memorial, culminating with large scale flyovers of the most modern and advanced aircraft anywhere in the World,” he tweeted Thursday morning.
Here is a list of the military equipment attendees can expect to see this July 4 as compiled by the Military Times.
Two M1 Abrams tanks
The M1 Abrams tank has been a staple of the Army's armor corps for decades. It carries several different calibers of machine guns and can weigh over 62 tons. The two will be on stationary display out of concerns they could damage the street.
M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles were seen near the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday where Trump is scheduled to give a speech. They’ve been in service since 1981 and weigh just under 28 tons.
B-2 stealth bomber
One B-2 stealth bomber is scheduled to do a fly-over over the parade. It is known most for its V shape and ability to avoid most radars.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The F-35 is also expected to be featured. Various models have been created for different uses by different branches of the military.
F-22 Raptor
The F-22, which was first introduced in 2005, is specialized in shooting down enemy aircraft. It was first used in combat in 2014 when it was used to drop bombs on Syria in the fight against ISIS.
F/A-18 Hornet
Introduced in 1984, the F/A-18 has emerged as the Navy’s premier fighter jet. It has been in use since 1986, when it was deployed for the Pentagon’s bombing campaign in Libya.
Marine One and Air Force One
The president’s personal aircrafts will both be featured at Thursday’s event, with Trump hinting that Air Force One may do a “low & loud sprint over the crowd.”
The National Park Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill seeking to confirm the list.
Two tanks? That's it? All the hand-wringing has been over two M1 Abrams?
For the record, an M1 Abram exerts about 15 psi on the street.
A 100-pound woman wearing stiletto heels exerts about 1,500 psi on the street, or on your wood floor.
That’s what Democrats are imagining.
Watch parade
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YraeqH0VCqQ
It’s good for the citizens to see the hardware up close and personal. For too many war is just a video game.
LOL!
Do the Globalist/Left/Dems have any self-awareness yet that THEY are the Borg or for Star Wars fans, the Empire?
Amazing. They are for all the stuff that comes out of a Sith brainstorming session.
Emperor: “Let’s take away the internet from the deplorables. Then their guns.”
Vader: “Excellent your Excellency, I’ll personally type that up and hyper out to all our goons...I mean soldiers.”
Rats are sickened by the military, cant get the concept that this is your protection from the murderers of world. First sign of danger they’re hiding behind a marine
Nice to see some of the toys the US military has to play with.
Mr. Axelrod, “aircraft” is one of those words that is both plural and singular. Like moose, deer, clothing, cannon, elk, goldfish, mullet, pike, and so forth.
Are there any English majors (or even high school graduates) left in journalism?
Lame parade - everything spaced way out to make it last longer - was in better college reunion parades as a kid.
All the hubbub over two fricking tanks??
Geeez!
$2.5 mill is a drop in the bucket to what the criminal foreign invasion that Democrats support is costing us.
My local Labor Day parade is better than that parade.
I also read that the tanks, and possibly the Bradly, will be static displays.
Of course, if you listened to the screaming skulls (used to be knows as “talking heads,”) you’d think this would be the sort of military hardware parade as seen in the Soviet Union on May Day!
Of course, that’s exactly the sort of impression that they want to convey, that President Trump is a dictator. While it’s the NY Slimes that actively supports genocidal dictators, like Hitler and Stalin, by actively hiding hiding their crimes against humanity by refusing to report on them.
Mark
So Democrats really DO hate the military. Got it.
And you thought the streets in DC were bad enough last week... Wait till Monday...
Heh, heh, heh...
Hi.
“To paraphrase a former President (D - Impeached), “We loathe the Military”. “
To paraphrase that horn dog from Arkansas, “They’re our planes now Ron.”
5.56mm
From that same article:
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The AT-ATs were dropped off by U.S. Space Force Star Destroyers just outside the city and then slowly marched toward the capital (rather than being dropped right next to their target, for some reason). Military bands solemnly played the Imperial March in honor of their arrival. Trump was seen at the White House, pointing excitedly at the looming all-terrain armored transports through an Oval Office window.
“Wow, look at those guys!” he said while gleefully clapping his hands. “Do you think President Xi has any of those? I bet he doesn’t. Ha! Guy is probably sooooo jealous right now. And North Korea only has those little chicken walkers! This is definitely the best military parade on the planet!”
He quickly added that he “loves democracy” however.
Some light Antifa resistance attempted to milkshake the walkers but were crushed.
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