THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Defend America for 19 Jan. 2007

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brett Graves (center) and his squad prepare to breach the entrance of a house during an early-morning raid in Siniyah, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2006. Graves and his fellow soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, are conducting the raid to suppress insurgent activity in the area. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Iraqi army soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division patrol a rural road near the Shalshabar Canal in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2006. The soldiers are patrolling in support of an operation to prevent planning and execution of future improvised explosive devices in Mahmudiyah. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie Corbett, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Army soldiers dismount from their Humvee after getting stuck in a mud hole while patrolling through Kirkuk, Iraq, on Dec. 28, 2006. The soldiers are from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Neighborhood boys follow U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Comito, left, and Spc. Serrano as they conduct a foot patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on Dec. 27, 2006. DoD photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert C. Brogan, U.S. Army. (Released)

A U.S. Navy plane director directs the pilot of an F/A-18 Hornet to the next director aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on Jan. 8, 2007. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on deployment in support of maritime security operations. DoD photo by Seaman David Danals, U.S. Navy. (Released)

A U.S. Army gunner from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division looks at his surroundings during a patrol near Kandari market in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 30, 2006. DoD photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ji H. Kim provides security during a patrol in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, on Dec. 19, 2006. Kim is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). DoD photo by Sgt. Brian M. Henner, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)