THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Strike Troops in Kadhimiyah, Iraq

Rapid City, S.D., native, Sgt. 1st Class Terry Geraldsen, Military Transition Team non-comissioned officer in charge, 5th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, pulls security at a tactical checkpoints during Ashuura, Jan. 17, in Kadamiyah. The MiTT troops visited various TCPs in Kadamiyah, where the Iraqi army has taken the lead in securing the region as many Iraqis march to the Kadamiyah shrine. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.

Kempton, Pa., native, 1st Lt. Michael Henriques, platoon leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, sips on chai tea with an Iraqi man in a Kadamiyah market, Jan. 18. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.

Belle Union, Ind., native, Sgt. Jay Gilliam, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, talks with Iraqi men in the early morning hours of Jan. 18 in Kadamiyah. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.

Belle Union, Ind., native Sgt. Jay Gilliam, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, pulls security Jan. 18 in Kadamiyah. U.S. troops inspected various tactical checkpoints, acting as an over watch force during Ashuura. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.

Belle Union, Ind., native Sgt. Jay Gilliam, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, searches an Iraqi mans vehicle Jan. 18 in Kadamiyah. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.

Andover Township, N.J., native Capt. Brad Henry, commander, Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, pulls security Jan. 19 while patrolling through Kadamiyah, inspecting tactical checkpoints. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.

Rapid City, S.D., native Sgt. 1st Class Terry Geraldsen, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Military Transition Team, 5th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, pulls security Jan. 19 while patrolling through Kadamiyah, inspecting tactical checkpoints. Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs.