Lance Cpl. Jan Ormayo, an embarker with 2nd Battalion,

Lance Cpl. Jan Ormayo, an embarker with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, transports recently delivered supplies with a forklift. Ormayo is responsible for slating and tracking flights for all personnel and equipment inbound and outbound from Forward Operating Base Geronimo. The regiment is currently assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division (Forward). “I enjoy my job because I’m a people person, so this job allows me to interact with everyone,” said the Los Angeles, native.
The division, also known as Task Force Leatherneck, is serving as the ground combat element in southwest Afghanistan. The mission of the division is to partner with the Afghan National Security Forces and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations to secure the Afghan people, defeat insurgent forces, and enable ANSF assumption of security responsibilities within its area of operations in order to support the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance.