Thousands of soldiers, military equipment and more are set for this weekend in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary celebration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after President Donald Trump was dazzled by a grand military parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, he is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle.

(The Hill) — The massive military parade to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary will roll through Washington, D.C., on Saturday, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. local time ...

Thousands of soldiers have descended upon Washington, D.C., from more than a dozen Army divisions across the force, and many of them have meticulously prepared their machines to roll down Constitution Avenue.

Despite the parade, overall travel demand to Washington D.C. remains steady this weekend. Here's what travelers should know.

The National Weather Service issued a broad “marginal” risk for excessive rainfall on Saturday, the lowest level on its four-tier scale, for much of the eastern third of the country through the weekend. A slightly higher risk was forecast for parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Virginia. .

In 2011, former President BARACK OBAMA purchased a homemade beer brewing kit and made three ales: White House Honey Ale, White House Honey Blonde Ale and White House Honey Porter. The first beer was served at the White House Super Bowl party in 2011. A very small batch, between 90 and 100 bottles, was consumed that day, according to CBS News.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.