THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Defend America for 9 Feb. 2007

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Day, from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, rides in the back seat of an F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 77th Fighter Squadron over Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 7, 2007, during exercise Iron Thunder. Day is providing aerial imagery during the multi-service, multi-national large force exercise which has more than 100 aircraft participating. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Day, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Snow covers the hull of the fast attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) as it sits moored to the pier at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., on Feb. 2, 2007. DoD photo by John Narewski, U.S. Navy. (Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Gibson directs a convoy of M1A2 Abrams tanks down a road in Kahn Bani Sahd, Iraq, on Feb. 5, 2007. Gibson is assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Victor Salazar keeps an eye on the street outside while his squad searches a shop in Hateen, Iraq, on Jan. 29, 2007. Salazar is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Martin K. Newton, U.S. Army. (Released)

An F-22 Raptor flies off after being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during the Red Flag exercise Feb 7 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The two KC-135 Stratotankers from the 319th Air Refueling Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., make up the lead tanker unit during the exercise. Red Flag is an exercise designed to hone the warfighting skills of Air Force pilots for conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Randi Norton)

Arabian Sea (Feb. 6, 2007) - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Travis Alston (RELEASED)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Allan Brown, a supply sergeant assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, Reconnaissance, Fort Bragg, N.C., mans the Mark-19 of his truck while conducting ground clearance in Imam Monsiur, south of Balad Ruz, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2007. U.S. soldiers of the 5-73rd participated in a massive insurgent-hunting operation. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Armando Monroig

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Bell negotiates a water obstacle during the French Foreign Legion Commando course at Arta Beach in Djibouti, Jan. 28, 2007. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit of United States Central Command. U.S. Army photo

A U.S. Navy Petty Officer negotiates a water obstacle during the French Foreign Legion Commando course at Arta Beach in Djibouti, Jan. 28, 2007. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit of United States Central Command. U.S. Army photo

U.S. Army Spc. Matthew McClaine participates in a game of soccer with students from a school in Djibouti City, Djibouti, after handing out school supplies collected by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Feb. 7, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Trouscher mans her jet blast deflector operator post during training flight operations Feb. 1, 2007, aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr.