British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, the deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment commanding officer, during a quarterly governance conference hosted by RCT-5 here, March 27. Key civilian leaders tasked with mentoring the Afghan government in the develop of their economic, education and justice systems met with Marine leaders serving under RCT-5, forming a forum for the discussion of progress and future challenges that remain in Marjah, Nawa, Garmsir and Khan Neshin districts.