THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Defend America for 20 Jan. 2007

U.S. Army Sgt. Mijung Kim uses an M-14 riflescope to line up a target 300 meters away during joint training with the U.S. Marine Corps' 5th Provisional Security Company in Arta, Djibouti, on Dec. 23, 2006. Kim is deployed with the Guam Army National Guard's Team Charlie, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. DoD photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement, U.S. Navy. (Released)

A U.S. Marine carries a round in preparation to fire a 155mm howitzer near Baghdadi, Iraq, on Jan. 6, 2007. The Marines are with Lima Battery, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marine Regiment. DoD photo by Sgt. Jacob E. Brewer, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

Guam Army National Guardsman Spc. Vince Fejeran provides ground security as a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft lifts off from a dirt strip runway in southern Ethiopia on Dec. 26, 2006. The Hercules is supporting the Combined Task Force - Horn of Africa headquarters with transporting cargo and passengers to remote contingency operating locations throughout Ethiopia and Kenya. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Crewmembers aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prepare to offload wounded personnel from Balad Air Base, Iraq, onto a 386th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility bus at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Jan. 17, 2007. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Edward D. Holzapfel, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert J. Becklund, commander, 119th Fighter Wing, flies a North Dakota National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2007. This final flight is part of a 60th anniversary celebration of the Air National Guard in North Dakota and a send-off of the aircraft. The 119th FW, based in Fargo, is transitioning from the F-16 to the C-21 to support a new mission. DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Air Force forward air controllers observe the aftermath of an F-15 Eagle aircraft air strike on an insurgent observation post in the Salman Pak area of southeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2007. The Air Force forward air controller team from the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron and U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, both attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division participated in the mission. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Poznanski, left, uses bolt cutters to remove fencing outside the new combat outpost building being built in Ghazaliya, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2007. Poznanski is with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. DoD photo by Sgt. Martin K. Newton, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen watch as Senior Airman Ricardo Reveles reviews proper climbing techniques before climbing a 170-foot radio antenna tower on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2007, during their annual climber certification training. Reveles is a satellite communication journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Crewmembers of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) are enveloped in artificial smoke as they battle a simulated fire during a general quarters drill as the ship operates in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 17, 2007. Truman is underway to conduct flight deck certifications and shipboard training. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson, U.S. Navy. (Released)