THE TENSION: Combat Camera: U.S., Afghan Troops Find Weapons

U.S. Army soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion and U.S. Air Force airmen from the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, all members of Combined Joint Task Force 76, prepare to walk with Afghan National Army soldiers to an enemy weapons cache in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge, of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion, pulls security as his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman

U.S. Army soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion climb down mountains to reach an enemy weapons cache point in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman

U.S. Army Spc. Josh Lecappelain, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combined Joint Task Force 76, takes pictures of the surrounding area in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman

Afghan National Army soldiers and an interpreter from Combined Joint Task Force 76 watch as ANA soldiers, U.S. Army soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman