THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Tue 19 Dec. 2006

U.S. Army soldiers with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment cross a foot bridge over a canal while on patrol in Jabella, Babil province, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2006. The unit is conducting a patrol to foster good relations with the residents of Jabella. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley

A joint convoy from the 8th Iraqi Army Division, Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, and the Polish army Civil Military Cooperation Group, Multi-National Division - Central South, Camp Echo, Iraq, find themselves surrounded by a herd of camels, Nov 23, 2006, while on a mission in Khadim Village, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

U.S. Army Pfc. Casey Blackwell, a paratrooper with Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conducts a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. Soldiers from Blackwell's unit are providing security for an Iraqi road crew repairing damage caused by an improvised explosive device. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley

Military members prepare to attach an M198 Medium Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 465, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in Al Asad, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2006, for transport to Barwana, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Q. Retana

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brock Hutzler, from Multi-National Division - Central South, talks with an Iraqi army soldier during a meeting between Iraqi, U.S. and Polish soldiers prior to the beginning of family day at the 8th Iraqi Army Division headquarters in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price