THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Patrolling in Hadithah

Lance Cpl. Eric Reyes, a machine gunner, and Lance Cpl. David Hernandez, a combat videographer, of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, burn sensitive documents and cardboard. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

Marine Corps HMMWVs of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment roll through Hadithah, Iraq, during a vehicle patrol. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

Sgt. Joshua Cabral and 2nd Lt. Gary Keefer, the security team leader and platoon commander of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (1/3) Jump team, keep communication with their patrol in Hadithah, Iraq. The Jump team is tasked with escorting the Battalion Commander throughout the 1/3 Area of Operations. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

Iraqi children walk their bikes past a U.S. Marine Corps HMMWV of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during a vehicle patrol in Hadithah, Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

An Iraqi man greets passing Marines of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during a patrol in Hadithah, Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

Lt. Col. James Bierman, the battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment gives out candy to Iraqi children during a patrol in Hadithah, Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

2nd Lt. Gary Keefer, the platoon commander of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Jump team communicates with the rest of his team while Iraqi civilians watch from a distance in Hadithah, Iraq. The Jump team is tasked with escorting the battalion commander throughout their area of operations. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.

Lance Cpl. David Hernandez and Cpl. Rick Nelson, a combat videographer and combat correspondent attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment patrol the main street of Hadithah, Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. Stephen M Kwietniak.