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A large explosion of bright yellow and white smoke is released from a cannon, as several people wearing camouflage military uniforms stand behind it. Two other cannons and several people in similar attire are positioned on the left.

Fire!

Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, fire M119A3 howitzers for the 19-gun salute during the inauguration ceremony for New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill at Military Park in Newark, N.J., Jan. 20, 2026.

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