The Army is in charge of organizing and executing Trump's Parade. Chief of Staff General Mark A. Milley wants a parade based in tradition and the battle history of all the armed forces. No tanks, no missiles, no mother of all bombs on heavy duty trucks, no matter how hollowed out the mothers would be. Gen. Milley points out for example that the roads and streets of Washington (and NYC) had to be repaved after the Desert Storm parades of 1991. JCS are organizing a huge flyover as central to the special event.
Gen. Milley gives a few supportive tips to a company commander captain during his 2016 visit to 8th Army, South Korea. Gen. Milley is the second chief of staff to derive from Rotc (Princeton).
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The U.S. Army Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) will be among the Army units leading the way in Donald Trump’s parade.
Members of the regiment, based at Fort Myer, Va., have marched as the official “Escort to the President” in every parade procession since the 1953 inaugural parade of President Dwight D. Eisenhower after President Harry Truman officially bestowed that title on the unit in 1952.
Other Army units confirmed for the procession include the 1st Cavalry Division’s Horse Cavalry Detachment from Fort Hood, Texas, and the 1st Infantry Division Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard from Fort Riley, Kan. Photo by: U.S. Army
Commander in Chief Guard will march in Trump's Parade. CinC Guard replicates the select personal guard of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. CinC Guard escorted President Washington to his swearing in at Federal Hall in New York City. Today's CinC select Guard are Company A, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard of the Army, Ft. Myer, Va.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael E. Ellwein Commander, Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
“Our most important missions are in relationship with the president of the United States. We play for arrivals for foreign leaders and dignitaries at the White House, and of course we’ll be in the escort formation that will salute the president of the United States,” Ellwein said.
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps troop in review in official state arrival ceremony at south lawn of the White House.