Well above the National Shopping Center, ABC News received exclusive access at a high step where thousands are expected to meet to celebrate the 250 Army Birthday with a military style parade.
The senior officials of the United States Secret Service and the United States Parks Police told ABC News that the police are prepared to ensure the event in a very short period of time.
There will be thousands of officers, the “last” technology “, air assets, land and sea, including 18 miles of fences and 17 miles of bicycle racks.
Matt McCool, a special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office of the US Secret Service. Uu. Give an interview on June 11, 2025 to Victor Oquendo de ABC News about security preparations before the army parade 250.
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The Special Agent of the US Secret Service. Uu. In charge of the Washington Field Office, Matt McCool said that people attending the parade will see drones in the air, but they will be police drones.
“Since April 23, we have been working diligently, throughout the day to prepare this plan,” McCool told ABC News that will generally have six months to a year to prepare for large -scale special security events.
The Chief of the United States Park Police, Jessica Taylor, offers an interview on June 11, 2025 to Victor Oquendo de ABC News about security preparations before the army parade 250.
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“This is a comprehensive plan,” he said. The Secret Service has had five National Special Security events (NSSE) in the last six months.
“All threats are mitigated,” he said. “There will be no vision problems when it comes to the president. Once he reaches the perimeter of the secret service, it will be the safest place on the planet.”
Matt McCool, special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office of the US Secret Service and Chief of the United States Police, Jessica Taylor, aboard a Park Police helicopter in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2025.
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A photo of the Washington monument of a police helicopter of the United States Park. ABC News received an exclusive flight on June 11, 2025 to see security preparations ahead of Army Parade 250.
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McCool was asked if he had a message for those who want to interrupt the event.
“Everything has been mitigated,” he said. “If you try to enter an area where you should not be or try to commit violence, you will go to jail and be processed.”
“We are not playing,” he said.
He said that, as a matter of politics, they cannot discuss costs, but he said that ensuring an event like this “is not cheap.”
Both the McCool police officer and the United States, Jessica Taylor, told ABC News that these are associations in the DC area that will help ensure this event.
“Something that I say is often, in Washington, DC, nothing is done without association,” Taylor said. “In DC specifically with the application of the law, we greatly trust between us; nothing is done without the associations we have created.”
