Which Country Has The Best Military Parade?
The US President has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of armed forces personnel in Washington to celebrate the nation's military strength.
It was confirmed that Mr Trump wants an elaborate parade with troops marching and tanks rolling, but no date has been selected.
Although a number of other nations host parades of this kind, it would be a first for America - so where might President Trump seek his inspiration?
France
It was reportedly after witnessing the Bastille Day military parade during his visit to Paris that president Trump first had the idea to stage a ‘grand military parade', having called the French celebration a "tremendous thing for France and for the spirit of France".
The annual French parade typically features military vehicles, troops in full dress uniform, and a flypast of the country’s jets - although last year also included 150 US soldiers in the parade, as well as American fast jets in the customary flypast from the UK’s famous display team, the Red Arrows.
North Korea
North Korea is somewhat infamous for its large-scale military parades, designed to both project power to other nations and to impress a sense of its military-might onto its own population.
Pyongyang often uses parades of this kind to showcase its missiles, or to reveal new weapons in its arsenal.
Major events in North Korea are frequently marked with a military parade - its next one is set to take place prior to the South Korean winter Olympics which begin on Friday.
Russia
Russia also opts to throw an enormous parade each year in an attempt to showcase its military strength.
The event marks 'Victory Day' - Russia's celebration marking the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW2.
The Global Firepower website ranks Russia as the world's second strongest military power, trailing only the US.
Last year’s Victory Day parade featured 10,000 troops alongside its own ICBMs and armoured vehicles.
UK
Although Britain does not hold national a parade that is dedicated to displaying its military hardware, the UK does annually celebrate Armed Forces Day, usually on the last weekend in June.
Armed Forces Day seeks to celebrate the men and women serving in the British military, rather than project its power to other nations.
While there is usually a main parade held in one of the UK’s towns, smaller celebrations also take place across the UK and overseas in the Falklands and Cyprus.
The day usually features a parade of British troops, as well as a flypast from the UK’s famous display team, the Red Arrows.