THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Ready for Anything

Colorado Springs, Colo., native Spc. Steve Bedia, left, and North Haledon, N.J., native Spc. John Jensen of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carefully keep eyes on a vehicle approaching their position while out on patrol in eastern Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood, Sept. 30. Photographer: Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs

Fresno, Calif., native Pvt. Mark Espinosa of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scans rooftops for signs of suspicious activity while out on patrol in eastern Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood, Sept. 30. Photographer: Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs

Spartanburg, S.C., native Spc. Raymond Prince of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, uses a parked car as cover while pulling security while out on patrol with his platoon in eastern Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood, Sept. 30. Photographer: Sgt. Michael Pryor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs