THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Fri 27 Oct. 2006

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bill Straily, from the Oklahoma Army National Guard and member of the 89th Military Police Brigade Police Transition Team (PTT) at Camp Echo, Iraq, inventories and inspects 100 new uniforms prior to issuing them to the Diwaniyah Iraqi police SWAT team Oct. 22, 2006, in Diwaniyah, Iraq. The U.S. PTT is responsible for assisting in the training of Iraqi police forces so that they can better protect the citizens of Iraq. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from various units prepare their equipment at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, for redeployment into Iraq Oct. 24, 2006. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Steve Cline, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) as the ship pulls into Tivat, Montenegro, Oct. 23, 2006. Anzio is the first ship to visit Tivat since 1975, making this visit a significant step in the strengthening of partnerships between the United States and Montenegro. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew D. Leistikow, U.S. Navy. (Released)

Airman Harold Doe tightens a bolt on a computer-guided inert practice bomb loaded on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 23, 2006. Doe is a Navy aviation ordnanceman attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 131. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras, U.S. Navy. (Released)

Iraqi police officers receive new equipment to include shoes, shirts, helmets, handcuffs, and pistol holsters in Baghdaddi, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2006. DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Q. Retana, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wait in a combat rubber raiding craft at the stern gate of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Juneau (LPD 10) as they prepare to head out and perform open-ocean and raiding exercises in Sulu Bay off the coast of the Philippines Oct. 23, 2006. Juneau, part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is participating with the armed forces of the Philippines in exercises Talon Vision '07 and Amphibious Landing Exercise '07. The annual exercises are designed to enhance interoperability and professional relations between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces. DoD photo by Ensign Sarah Thomas, U.S. Navy. (Released)