THE TENSION: Combat Camera: U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Work Together to Secure Sadr City

An Iraqi army soldier provides security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad on April 9 as Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division check on the welfare status of the Iraqi army soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Pfc. Matt Vitug, a native of Crofton, Md., assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, takes cover and provides security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9 as heavy gunfire erupts in the area. MND-B soldiers where in the area to check on the welfare of the Iraqi army soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, take a knee and provide security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9 as heavy gun fire erupts in the area. The MND-B soldiers where in the area to check on the welfare of the Iraqi army soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Iraqi army soldiers secure an ally way in the Sadr City District of Baghdad on April 9 as heavy gunfire erupts in the area as Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, arrive to check on the welfare of the IA soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Staff Sgt. Jason Condreay, a native of Greeley, Colo., assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, provides security on April 9 at an Iraqi army security station in the Sadr City District of Baghdad. The MND-B soldiers where in the area to check on the welfare of the Iraqi army soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Sgt. Travis Jochimsen, a native of Medford, Wis., assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, provides security at an Iraqi army combat patrol station in the Sadr City District of Baghdad on April 9. The MND-B soldiers where in Sadr City to check on the welfare of the Iraqi army soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)