THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Troops Provide Security Outside Samarra

A convoy of U.S. Army soldiers approaches an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, provide convoy security while fellow soldiers talk to locals in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, talk with Iraqi army soldiers in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, provides security for his convoy in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

An Iraqi army soldier practices aiming his rocket launcher during training at an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley Denson, a medic assigned to Charlie Company, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, provides convoy security in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clayton Glover, assigned to the 529th Military Police Company, and his military working dog, Alf ,search for explosives at an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko