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President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the request Tuesday evening, saying Trump wants the Pentagon to “explore a celebration” that will allow Americans to show appreciation for the military.

A Pentagon spokesman, Charlie Summers, said Pentagon officials are aware of the request and are “looking at options.”

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Pentagon says Trump ordered Washington military parade

President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

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Poll: Do you support Trump’s military parade in Washington?

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President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday.

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The rollout will begin in 2022.

Fighting in certain urban environments still remains one of the “essential tasks” for the 31st MEU, despite the shift toward distributed operations.

The National Guard says that its troops aren't subject to the policy when they're not on federal status.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the Navy’s funding levels have remained “flat relative to inflation for over a decade."

Litchfield officials are concerned that allowing the ribbons opens the door to any displays of free speech, no matter how hateful or offensive.

Al-Qaida’s ability to mount another attack on U.S. soil has been seriously diminished over the past 20 years.

A top Pentagon pick for President Biden has criticized the Obama administration’s response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea as “too slow and too incremental.”

At least four rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said.

Most people naturally think of deterrence in terms of weaponry.

The decisions came at a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, the first of its kind in over two years.

Tenants of Army housing have until Feb. 24 to complete the 10-minute confidential survey.

Tuesday's launch was North Korea’s second test of its purported hypersonic missile in a week.

Fifty years to the day after President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan “ACT for ALS.”

The appeals court could take three months to a year to decide whether the case against retired Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will proceed.

The negotiations were held amid soaring tensions over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine's border that has stoked fears of a possible invasion.