THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Dismounted Patrol in Mosul, Iraq

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Batt and Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Rinaldi, both of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct truck searches while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roman Rozell of Apache Junction, Ariz., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, searches an abandoned building while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roman Rozell of Apache Junction, Ariz., searches the top of a truck as Pfc. Edgar Soto of Tulare, Calif., provides security while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. Both soldiers are assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Edgar Soto of Tulare, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, finishes a truck search while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Edgar Soto of Tulare, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, checks radio operations while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Rinaldi of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and an Iraqi interpreter, speak with an Iraqi citizen while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnny Albinovega of Bronx, N.Y., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and an Iraqi interpreter, speak with an Iraqi man while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Batt of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, searches an Iraqi truck while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi man waits as U.S. soldiers search through trucks while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Spc. Abdurahim Sharif of Portland, Maine, assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provides security during truck searches while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi man removes a tarp from a truck to be searched by U.S. soldiers during a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Batt of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, clears an Iraqi truck as U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Rinaldi, provides security while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Batt of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, clears a suspicious area while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Spc. Abdurahim Sharif of Portland, Maine, assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, searches the top of a truck while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Edgar Soto of Tulare, Calif., assigned to Delta Troop, 8th Squad, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, searches the top of a truck while on a dismounted patrol through the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, April 20. (Photo by Kamaile O. Chan; Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)