The United States Army is turning 250 this year on June 14. Here are some of the little-known things about the Army.

Here are some things you may not know about the U.S. Army, which will be honored Saturday in Washington, D.C. with a military parade.

Pakistan's Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir, has been invited to the United States to attend the US Army's 250th anniversary celebrations.

The Forts were first renamed to wipe away the names of Confederate leaders who fought to keep slavery legal during the Civil War.

On June 7, 2025, the National Museum of the United States Army opened its "Call to Arms" exhibit, featuring rare Revolutionary War

The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.

This article expands and updates a June 2020 article. Although the National Guard has often been used against civil rebellion, deploying federal military forces within the U.S. is a drastic and historically rare move.

Major networks are unlikely to change its schedule for coverage of the parade as part of the Army’s 250th birthday celebration on Saturday. Instead, networks will present parade coverage on