THE TENSION: Combat Camera: US Soldiers Patrol Zabul, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Newman, right, leads his fire team on an early morning dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Newman is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Spc. Chad Brown, a medic, walks up a mountain ridge during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Brown is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Pvt. James Mease, keeps a steady pace during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Mease is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Danieto Bacchus, leads his squad up a mountain ridge during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Bacchus is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Spc. Chad Brown, a medic, checks Spc. Andrew Toia for injuries after Toia fell off a cliff on a mountain ridge during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Brown and Toia are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Pvt. James Mease watches the area around a village orchard during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Mease is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Brian Rader watches the sunrise after a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Rader is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Newman holds up a Snickers bar as he poses for a photo after a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabol province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Newman is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Newman watches the sunrise after a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Newman is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Danieto Bacchus, right, participates in a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Bacchus is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Danieto Bacchus radios back to base as he and his squad descend a mountain ridge during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Bacchus and fellow soldiers are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Basilides crosses a bridge while on a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Basilides is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Gist pulls security during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Gist is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)

U.S. Army Spc. Derek Houser helps Spc. Gist cool off after a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Houser and Gist are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)