Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer

Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, evaluates a target with Afghan national army trainers. These trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps will qualify with the M-16 rifle first, then help Thomas and the CTT train the rest of the 205th's soldiers as they are issued M-16s in the next few months. The M-16 will eventually replace older, Russian assault rifles throughout the Afghan army.