Thousands of security agents, extensive fencing, and drone surveillance in place for Saturday’s event
As the US capital cleans up from the culmination of World Pride this past weekend, focus now shifts to a very different massive event – Saturday’s military parade to honour the 250th birthday of the US Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.
“We’re preparing for an enormous turnout,” said Matt McCool of the Secret Service’s Washington Field office, who said more than 28km of “anti-scale fencing” would be erected and “multiple drones” would be in the air. The entire District of Columbia is normally a no-fly zone for drones.
US Army officials have estimated around 200,000 attendees for the evening military parade, and McCool said he was prepared for “hundreds of thousands” of people.
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