THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces Conduct Joint Operations

Pvt. Ryan Sullivan, an infantryman in 3rd Platoon, Company F, 52nd Infantry, pulls security as an Iraqi army Humvee vehicle rolls past him in Rawad, Iraq, Oct. 1. coalition forces and Iraqi army soldiers worked together, searching the town for insurgents. Fierce Company is deployed as part of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash. Photographer: Spc. John Crosby, Joint Combat Camera Center

Coalition forces and the Iraqi army conducted a joint operation in Rawad, Iraq, Oct. 1. Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment, teamed up with the Iraqi army?s 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 4th Division, to weed out insurgents in the area. Fierce Company is deployed as part of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash. Photographer: Spc. John Crosby, Joint Combat Camera Center

Staff Sgt. Travis Stearns, a squad leader in 2nd Platoon, Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment, pulls security from behind a wall in Rawad, Iraq, Oct. 1. Fierce Company and Iraqi army soldiers conducted a joint operation to clear the town of Rawad of insurgents. Fierce Company is deployed as part of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash. Photographer: Spc. John Crosby, Joint Combat Camera Center

From left, Iraqi army soldiers Spc. Ahmed Habib Haseed and Spc. Muhamood Raheem, a gun team with the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, watch their lane during a joint operation in Rawad, Iraq, Oct. 1. Gun teams consist of a gunner and an assistant gunner who carries ammunition and assists the gunner in loading and reloading while firing. Photographer: Spc. John Crosby, Joint Combat Camera Center