THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Air Assault in Lidyidah, Iraq

U.S. Army Spc. Guzman departs a Blackhawk helicopter and begins an air assault mission in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)

U.S. Army Spc. Hooten and Spc. Guzman wait for a Blackhawk helicopter to complete take off while conducting an air assault mission in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)

A U.S. soldier scans a road and field for enemies while U.S. and Iraqi soldiers search a house in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 14, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)

U.S. Army Capt. Naas scans for enemy forces while moving with the rest of his squad to their next checkpoint during an air assault mission in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)

U.S. soldiers check to see if their ammunition is wet after walking through a river on a mission in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 14, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)

Sgt. Ratekin checks in with headquarters on his radio after reaching a checkpoint while conducting an air assault mission in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 14, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)

An Iraqi child gives a “high five” to a passing U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, which finished a meeting with the town's tribal leaders in Ludifiyah, Iraq, June 12, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.)