Tanks arrive in Washington, DC ahead of July 4 celebration

WASHINGTON -- At least two Army tanks have arrived in Washington ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware.

An Associated Press photographer says the two M1A1 Abrams tanks (similar to the one shown) are with four other military vehicles on a freight train in a railyard at the southeastern edge of Washington.

The vehicles are being guarded by military police but are visible to passersby on nearby paths. A military official earlier told the AP that the tanks were transported north from Fort Stewart in Georgia.

President Trump told reporters Monday that the tanks will be stationed outside the Fourth of July celebration but has not given details on how they will be used.