THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Fighting Insurgents in West Muqdadiyah, Iraq

U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, evacuate wounded civilians into a UH-60 Black Hawk in the middle of town in West Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.

A soldier from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division scans the area for enemy activity from a roof top, West Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division look over a map of the area before moving to their next location in West Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.

U.S. Army leaders from 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division meet with the mayor of Muqdadiyah to discus force protection for the area and people. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division take cover behind a barrier while looking for the direction of fire they received, in West Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.

A cloud of smoke rises from the palm groves after 155MM rounds impact to draw out insurgents in to the open, in West Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division returns fire in to the palm groves after making contact with insurgents in West Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photographer: Spc. Shawn Cassatt, 55th Combat Camera.