i want to ask you all in joining me to welcome nate csic. - friar, [applause] >> we can move out here to the podium. thank you david. that is a very kind introduction to what has been a very what i think is has been an exceptionally challenging report and study in a time of great change inside the department of defense. before i begin talking about the substance of the report, let me first take an opportunity for some thank-yous and also introduce my panelists before proceeding. first i think this report would not have been possible without the possible of the army g-8, and in particular, the army quadrennial review office, with major general john rossi and others. their assistance has been invaluable. we also received a great deal of support from u.s. pacific pant, u.s. central command, the service component commands underneath them, the joint staff, o.s.d., et cetera and their contributions to the substance of this report have been both invaluable and many times ground-breaking in the ideas we arrived at through their assistance. we had a great working group and a great senior revie

i want to ask you all in joining me to welcome nate freier, csic. \[applause] >> we can move out here to the podium. thank you david. that is a very kind introduction to what has been a very what i think is has been an exceptionally challenging report and study in a time of great change inside the department of defense. before i begin talking about substance of the report, let me first take an opportunity for some thank-yous and also introduce my panelists before proceeding. first i think this report would not have been possible without the possible of the army g-8, and in particular, the army quadrennial review office, with major general john rossi and others. their assistance has been invaluable. we also received a great deal of support from u.s. pacific command, u.s. central command, the service component commands underneath them, the joint staff, o.s.d., et cetera and their contributions to the substance of this report have been both invaluable and many times ground-breaking in the ideas we arrived at through their assistance. we had a great wor