THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Sat 23 Dec. 2006

Holiday lights shine from the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) as the ship sits moored pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 20, 2006. Russell is participating in Pearl Harbor's 2006 holiday light judging competition. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl, U.S. Navy. (Released)

Holiday lights shine from the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 20, 2006. Russell and other ships moored in Pearl Harbor will participate in the 2006 holiday light competition. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James E. Foehl, U.S. Navy. (Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) bow their heads in silence in honor of fallen comrades during an evening vigil at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on Dec. 14, 2006. The holiday wreaths are a donation from the Worcester Wreath Company as part of an expansion of the 15-year old tradition known as the Arlington Wreath Project, in which thousands of holiday wreaths are brought to Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va., to adorn headstones. The vigil is being timed to coincide with a similar ceremony being held in Arlington National Cemetery. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Busse, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

C-17 Globemaster III's sit on the flightline prior to being cleared for takeoff as part of a formation training exercise Dec. 20 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force/by Abner Guzman)

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft participate in a large formation exercise over the coast of Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21, 2006. Twenty C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took part in the largest formation in history from a single base while demonstrating strategic airdrop capabilities. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force. (Released)