GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The reflection of a V-22 Osprey preparing to take off is shown in a rearview mirror of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected-All Terrain Vehicle after a 2nd Marine Division (Forward) command battlefield circulation here, Aug. 6. During the visit, the 2nd MarDiv (Fwd) commanding general and staff asked Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment about progress and challenges in Garmsir. First Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is currently assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), which heads Task Force Leatherneck. The task force serves as the ground combat element of Regional Command (Southwest) and works in partnership with the Afghanistan National Security Forces and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations. The unit is dedicated to securing the Afghan people, defeating insurgent forces, and enabling the ANSF assumption of security responsibilities within its operations in order to support the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance.