THE TENSION: Combat Camera: US, Afghan Forces Patrol Konar Province

U.S. Marines and U.S. and Afghan soldiers cross a makeshift footbridge during a patrol outside Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29. 2009. The Marines and U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

U.S. Army Spc. Henry Rosenquist and a U.S. Marine locate enemy forces during a patrol near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. Rosenquist and the Marine are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior. U.S. and Afghan forces were patrolling the area on the way to a meeting with village elders. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

U.S. Army Spc. Henry Rosenquist engages the enemy during a patrol near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29. 2009. Rosenquist is assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

U.S. Army Capt. Shaun Conlin and an Afghan soldier sit under a tree with village elders before the start of a town meeting near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. Conlin is the company commander for Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

U.S. and Afghan soldiers engage in a town meeting near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

An Afghan soldier cools off with water provided by local children during a joint patrol with U.S. Army soldiers near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

An Afghan soldier adjusts the radio on the back of another soldier for better communication during a joint patrol with U.S. soldiers near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

An Afghan soldier speaks with elders after a local town meeting near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle, Konar Province, Afghanistan,July 29, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)

A U.S. Army soldier provides security during a town meeting near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle in Konar province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Evan D. Marcy.)