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American Military News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- American Military News
Videos/Pics: France celebrates Bastille Day with major military parade
France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday with a major military parade and military jet flyovers in Paris. The country's Bastille Day celebrations are also expected to feature fireworks and a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower. According to Euro News, roughly 7,000 people were expected to march or ride in Monday's Bastille Day military parade on Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris. The outlet noted that Bastille Day, which is France's most prominent holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille fortress and prison on July 14, 1789, which marked the start of the French Revolution against France's monarchy. The Associated Press reported that French President Emmanuel Macron reviewed the French troops and lit the eternal flame under the Arc de Triomphe as part of the Bastille Day ceremony on Monday. In a video shared by Macron on X, formerly Twitter, French fighter jets can be seen flying over Monday's military parade, with the red, white, and blue colors of the French flag trailing behind. The French president also shared pictures from the military parade alongside the translated caption, 'Recognition, trust, and pride for our armies that defend our freedom.' Reconnaissance, confiance et fierté pour nos armées qui défendent notre liberté. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 14, 2025 According to The Associated Press, France hosts a special guest each year for the Bastille Day celebrations. The outlet noted that this year's special guest was Indonesia. A video of Indonesian troops marching in France's parade and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greeting Macron was shared on the French president's social media page. Terima kasih atas kehadiran Anda di hari perayaan nasional kami, sahabat @Prabowo. Saya sangat bangga melihat tentara Indonesia berbaris bersama pasukan kami. Saya masih menyimpan kenangan kuat dari kunjungan saya pada bulan Mei lalu, terutama saat berada di Akademi Militer… — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 14, 2025 The Associated Press reported that the Indonesian delegation in Monday's military parade included 200 traditional drummers. READ MORE: Videos: Army's 250th anniversary celebrated with Trump military parade Brig. Gen. Ferry Irawan, the commander of Indonesia's military delegation, told The Associated Press, 'For us as Indonesian people, this is a very important and historic military and diplomatic collaboration.' Pictures of the Indonesian delegation were shared by France Diplomacy. 'Indonesia is guest of honour at the French Bastille Day celebrations, with Indonesian troops opening the military parade,' France Diplomacy stated. 'This year, our two countries celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations.' #Indonesia is guest of honour at the French Bastille Day celebrations, with Indonesian troops opening the military parade. This year, our two countries celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations 🇫🇷 🇮🇩 📸 : @ecpa_d — France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo_EN) July 14, 2025 In addition to the Indonesian troops, The Associated Press reported that Belgian and Luxembourg troops serving as part of NATO's force in Romania and Finnish troops serving as part of the United Nations force in Lebanon also were featured in Monday's military parade.
India.com
15-06-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Was Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir Invited To US Military Parade? Washington Says...
After speculations bubbled up about a possible invitation to Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir for the United States' Military Parade, the White House debunked the claims and clarified its stand on the matter. "This is false. No foreign military leaders were invited," according to IANS, a White House official stated. US Army Birthday The parade commemorates the formal founding of the US Army on June 14, 1775. It was formulated to fight the British colonialists, one year before the US attained Independence. Thousands of troops, several tanks, helicopters, and other military hardware were scheduled to participate in the parade, which will also feature flyovers. Moreover, the US does not have a tradition of such military parades like the Indian Republic Day or French Bastille Day parades. The US witnessed a military show last time in 1991 when the National Victory Celebration was held after it defeated Iraq in the First Gulf War to liberate Kuwait, which was also known as 'Operation Desert Storm.' The date of the US Army's Founding Day coincides with the birthday of US President Trump, who turned 79. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh was among the people who had claimed of invitation to Asim Munir. Also Read: US Army's 250th Birthday Celebration Draws Curtains Amid 'No Kings' Demonstrations India-Pakistan Recent Tensions The tensions between India and Pakistan were skyrocketing for a while after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy outfit of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), had initially claimed responsibility for the attack but later retracted. This led to New Delhi taking action against Islamabad on the diplomatic front. The Indian Armed Forces on May 7 launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The strikes were precise and non-escalatory in nature; however, Pakistan turned offensive and launched a swarm of drones and missile attacks on the Indian territory. Following the actions of Pakistan, India took action as well and strikes were carried out on multiple Pakistani airbases. On the diplomatic front, New Delhi announced the formation and travel of seven All-Party Delegations, which carried on India's policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism to key partner nations. Immediately after India's announcement regarding the All-Party Delegations, Pakistan took a similar decision, and former Foreign Minister of the Islamic State Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was entrusted to carry out a mission like India's. But, reportedly, the Pakistan People's Party leader failed to meet any senior US official above the rank of an Under Secretary.
