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Spc. Caleb Halten and Pfc. Class Derek Northenscold fire rounds from a 3-inch anti-tank gun used in World War II during a rehearsal ceremony for the 55th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 9, 2005. Halten and Northenscold are a part of the U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery working with the Joint Task Force Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. The Joint Task Force is a joint service organization charged with coordinating all military ceremonial support for the 55th Presidential inauguration, which traditionally includes musical units, marching bands, color guards, firing details and salute batteries.

Spc. Caleb Halten and Pfc. Class Derek Northenscold fire rounds from a 3-inch anti-tank gun.

Spc. Caleb Halten and Pfc. Class Derek Northenscold fire rounds from a 3-inch anti-tank gun used in World War II during a rehearsal ceremony for the 55th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 9, 2005. Halten and Northenscold are a part of the U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery working with the Joint Task Force Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. The Joint Task Force is a joint service organization charged with coordinating all military ceremonial support for the 55th Presidential inauguration, which traditionally includes musical units, marching bands, color guards, firing details and salute batteries.

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