THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Night Mission in Iraq

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Zimprich, left, and Chief Warrant Officer Jared Toppenberg, 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, from Fort Lewis, Wash., perform hover power checks on their OH-58 Kiowa Warrior over Contingency Operating Base Speicher. Photographer: Cpl. William Howard, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.

Two outbound OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters belonging to 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, from Fort Carson, Colo., take off for a night mission. The 1-6 Cav. "Fighting Sixth" are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., flying in support of Task Force Iron, 1st Armored Division, in northern Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. William Howard, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.

Spc. Michael P. Pridgen, an Apache crew chief with Company C, 1-1 Aviation, adjusts the tail rotor of an AH-64 Apache Longbow. The 1-1 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion 'Gunfighter' air and ground crews work around the clock sustaining air operations and are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., flying in support of Task Force Iron, 1st Armored Division, in northern Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. William Howard, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.

An AH-64 Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, sits ready for a night mission. The 1-1 ARB 'Gunfighter' air and ground crews work around the clock sustaining air operations and are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., flying in support of Task Force Iron, 1st Armored Division, in northern Iraq. Photographer: Cpl. William Howard, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.