THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Presence Patrol in Mosul's Tal Al-Ramanmarket

Sgt. Joseph McCoy of Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, keeps a watchful eye during a presence patrol in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood market of Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10. Photographer: 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

2nd Lt. Thomas Blackburn of Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, stops to speak with a shopkeeper in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood market while on a presence patrol, Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10. Photographer: 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

Sgt. Michael Harris, Pfc. Clay Adams and Sgt. Joseph McCoy of Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, stay vigilant during a presence patrol in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood market of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 10. Photographer: 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

Sgt. Jonathan Jensen of Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, pulls security while at a brief halt during a presence patrol in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood market in Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10. Photographer: 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

Sgt. Joseph McCoy of Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, cautiously checks an alley while pulling security for his platoon leader, 2nd Lt. Thomas Blackburn, who is distributing small gifts as well as lists of emergency phone numbers to children during a presence patrol in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10. Photographer: 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.