U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Michael Hougnon and Sgt. Edward

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Michael Hougnon and Sgt. Edward Minaya, soldiers with Task Force Scorpion, attempt to clear a stairwell during military operations in urban terrain, here, May 12, while Sgt. 1st Class Robert Thomas, a First Army training non-commissioned officer plays an opposing force combatant, hides under the stairs. This training is part of an effort to validate the task force for deployment to Afghanistan where they will augment the NATO training missions there.