THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Soldiers Assist in Flood Relief Efforts

This is an aerial view of flood damage to southern Indiana from an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, June 12, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. John S. Chapman; June 17, 2008.)

Soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard assist local police with traffic and crowd control as search and rescue teams patrol flooded streets in search of stranded citizens in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 12, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez; June 17, 2008.)

Iowa National Guard Soldiers set up a vehicle checkpoint in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 13, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez; June 17, 2008.)

Soldiers from the Iowa National Guard build a sandbag barrier along the banks of the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Master Sgt. Wiseman; June 17, 2008.)

Sgt. Arlin Tiegen, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with the 147th Aviation Battalion, stands ready to escort Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar on a flood-damage assessment of southern Wisconsin June 11, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Gorman; June 17, 2008.)

Here is an aerial view of flood damage to southern Indiana from an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, June 12, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. John S. Chapman; June 17, 2008.)

Spc. Adam Frahm answers questions and directs traffic as part of the Iowa National Guard's flood relief efforts in Cedar Falls, Iowa, June 12, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez; June 17, 2008.)

Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. John S. Chapman; June 17, 2008.)

This is a view of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 13, 2008. Soldiers throughout the Midwest are assisting with evacuations, search and rescue, security, sandbagging, generator support, providing emergency drinking water, removing debris and repairing damaged infrastructure. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez; June 17, 2008.)

Indiana Army National Guard Pfc. Jacob Jana, top, checks the water level in a 400-gallon tank as Specialists Daniel Dubowski, left, and Marcus McDowell dispense water for a Hope, Ind. resident Wednesday, June 11, 2008. They are assigned to the 113th Engineer Battalion headquarted in Gary, Ind. and are helping with flood relief in southern Indiana known as Operation Noah's Ark. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Lowry; June 12, 2008.)

Indiana National Guard trucks depart from Lincoln High School in Vincennes, Ind., June 15, 2008. Soldiers and Airmen spent the last week on flood duty assisting local emergency responders and Emergency Management Agency personnel in search and rescue missions, sandbagging operations, security duty and presence patrols. (Photo by Spc. William E. Henry; June 16, 2008.)