THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Thu 7 Sep. 2006

10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Army Spc. David Mendez, of Alpha Company, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, scans the ridgelines for possible enemy movement and rocket-propelled grenade positions at the Kamdesh Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bem Minor

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Bridge, along with fellow soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, performs patrol and reconnaissance while en route up a mountain to resupply Observation Post Warheight in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bem Minor

U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division perform patrol and reconnaissance while en route up a mountain to resupply Observation Post Warheight in the Kunar province of Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bem Minor

U.S. Army Pvt. Chris Key, of Alpha Company, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, scans the ridgelines at the main entrance to the Kamdesh Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bem Minor

U.S. Army Pfc. Tim Dunlar, of Alpha Company, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, calibrates his artillery equipment at the Kamdesh Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bem Minor

An unexploded ordnance found by U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division lies in the grass in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bem Minor