THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Soldiers Patrol Market in Baqubah, Iraq

Soldiers from 1-12 'Charger' Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrol the Old Baqubah market in Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photographer: Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Spc. Jaime Martinez, a medic with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, commander's personal security detachment, conducts a patrol through the Old Baqubah market in Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photographer: Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Col. David Sutherland, commander of coalition forces in Diyala province, Iraq, gives a bump to local children while patrolling the Old Baqubah market in the province's capital city. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photographer: Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Children from Baqubah, Iraq, pose while coalition forces from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrol the Old Baqubah market area, Oct. 21. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photographer: Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

A local girl smiles as Lt. Col. Morris Goins, battalion commander for 1-12 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, passes her candy through a bus window, Oct. 21. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photographer: Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Soldiers from 1-12 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrol the Old Baqubah market in Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 21. Prior to Operations Arrowhead Ripper and Lightening Hammer, the city was virtually shut down due to widespread fear of extremist organizations. Photographer: Sgt. Serena Hayden, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs