THE TENSION: Photo Essay: A Look Inside Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp Delta; Part 1 of 3

Navy guards escort a detainee through Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp Delta, June 10, 2008. Joint Task Force Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

A detainee interacts with Joint Task Force Guantanamo guards from the 525th Military Police Battalion through a “bean hole” in his cell door in Camp 6 July 8, 2008. Camp 6 houses enemy combatants detained by the JTF and is modeled after detention facilities in the United States. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

A tomato plant blossoms in Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 4 detainee garden, June 10, 2008. Detainees in Camp 4 are given the opportunity to tend to their gardens during their daily recreation period. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

A Navy guard interacts with detainees in the communal-style detention facilities of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 4 , June 10, 2008. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

An Army guard from the 525th Military Police Battalion stands ready in Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 6 July 8, 2008. Camp 6 houses enemy combatants detained by the JTF and is modeled after detention facilities in the United States. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

A detainee receives medical care at the hospital inside Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp Delta, June 10, 2008. The facility is equipped with 20 in-patient beds, a physical-therapy area, pharmacy, radiology department, central sterilization area and a single-bed operating room. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

Army guards from the 525th Military Police Battalion escort a detainee back into Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 6 after his outside recreational time, July 8, 2008. Detainees enjoy at least two hours daily in the outdoor recreation area. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

A detainees sits in a Joint Task Force Guantanamo Camp 4 classroom, June 10, 2008. Compliant detainees have the opportunity to take classes in Arabic, Pashtu and English. JTF conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)

A detainee kicks a soccer ball around the central recreation yard in Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp 4, June 10, 2008. Detainees in Camp 4 enjoy up to 12 hours daily of outdoor recreation, including two hours in a central recreation yard. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (Photographer: 1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs.)