THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Strikers Provide Security in Sadr City

Staff Sgt. William Clawson, a Flemington, N.J., native, communicates with other members of the Command Security Detachment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, during a patrol in the Jamilla market of the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2008. Clawson serves as the platoon sergeant for the CSD, 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div. (Photographer: Sgt. Zachary Mott, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Cpl. James Buckley, a Beaumont, Calif., native, scans the gathering crowd while providing security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad’s Jamilla market, Sept. 18, 2008. Buckley serves as a dismount with the Command Security Detachment for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (Photographer: Sgt. Zachary Mott, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sgt. Lizet Castillo, a Salinas, Calif., native, scans the nearby buildings while providing security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2008. Castillo serves as a medic for the Command Security Detachment for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (Photographer: Sgt. Zachary Mott, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sgt. Benjamin LeBeau, a Kernersville, N.C., native, walks through the Jamilla market in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2008, while providing security for a tour by Gen. Raymond Odierno, the commanding general of Multi-National Force – Iraq. LeBeau is a member of the Command Security Detachment for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (Photographer: Sgt. Zachary Mott, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sgt. Thomas Dwyer (left), a Forked River, N.J., native, and Sgt. Benjamin LeBeau, a Kernersville, N.C., native, walk through the Jamilla market while providing security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2008. Dwyer serves as a communications non-commissioned officer and LeBeau serves as a team leader for the Command Security Detachment of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (Photographer: Sgt. Zachary Mott, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sgt. Thomas Dwyer, a Forked River, N.J., native, scans the nearby buildings while providing security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2008. Dwyer serves as a communications non-commissioned officer for the Command Security Detachment of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (Photographer: Sgt. Zachary Mott, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs.)