THE TENSION: Images: Combat Camera, Thu. 6 July

Marines assigned to the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment climb a hill during a patrol in Haditha, Iraq, June 25, 2006. 1st Lt. Rick Posselt, a 25-year-old from Crystal River, Fla., was leading Marines and Iraqi soldiers through Haditha, June 14, on a similar patrol when his platoon came under attack. Posselt put his life in danger when he ran into enemy gunfire to pull a wounded Marine, Cpl. Michael Estrella, to safety. Estrella later died of his wounds. Capt. Andy Lynch, India Company’s commanding officer, says Posselt will be recognized for his brave actions on the battlefield that day. The Hawaii-based Marine battalion, also known as “America’s Battalion,” arrived in March and is scheduled to depart Iraq this fall and be replaced by another Hawaii-based unit. Photo by: Cpl. Antonio Rosas

Marines of Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion ground-guide an M1-A1 Main Battle Tank toward a hangar aboard Camp Habbaniyah after a mission near Habbaniyah, Iraq June 26. The company followed 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment west to Habbaniyah to lend their 120 mm main guns to assist with highway security. Photo by: Cpl. Mark Sixbey

Gunnery Sgt. Michael J. Kadlub, a 37-year-old from Atlanta, and a tank commander for 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion looks out the hatch atop his M1-A1 Main Battle Tank inside the company’s tank bay at Camp Habbaniyah June 26. The Company is currently supporting the grunts of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment by maintaining a constant presence along the main highways near Habbaniyah, Iraq. Photo by: Cpl. Mark Sixbey

An M1-A1 Main Battle Tank rolls toward a hangar on Camp Habbaniyah after a mission near Habbaniyah, Iraq June 26. Marines of Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion are supporting the grunts of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment by maintaining a constant presence along the main highways near Habbaniyah. Photo by: Cpl. Mark Sixbey