our ability -- the ability of our military and our nato partners to provide security to the afghan citizenryrong evidence that this is not occurring. security in any meaningful sense does not extend beyond the security gates of our military bases. i hope that the department of dense takes the recommendations contained in this report seriously. and sees that they are implemented in their own lives -- and the phone list. it presents for irrefutable evidence that our overall strategy in afghanistan needs to be examined and overall. it is not something that can be salvaged with time and troop levels. i look forward to hearing the witnesses. >> will not receive terror mounted -- testimony from the first panel will force. i will introduce all three. william phillips, the principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the army for logistics, acquisition, and technology, as well as career management. he served previously as the commanding general of the joint contract in command in iraq and afghanistan, and the program executive officer reminisce. he held a b.s. from middle tennessee state