THE TENSION: Combat Camera: US Marines Operate in the Helmand River Valley Near Patrol Base Hasanabad

Lance Cpl. Paul Miller of Littleton, Colo., a combat camera Marine attached to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, wades through a canal while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, takes a knee during a security halt while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, prepares to cross an old log which serves as a bridge over a canal while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, gets a running start in order to jump a canal while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Helmut Eggle of Hell City, Ala., a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, wades through a canal holding his M-9 pistol so as not to get it wet while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, participates in a security patrol around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, jumps across a canal while Lance Cpl. Jonathan Srakovcic of Merrillville, Ind., a fire team leader with 2nd Bn., 8th Marines holds his rifle for him while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman of Los Angeles, a SAW gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, slides into a canal in order to wade through it while patrolling around Patrol Base Hasanabad, July 26. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Flynn, Regimental Combat Team 3.)