dr. jonathan woodson first. he is responsible for the 50 billion-dollar plus enterprise that takes care of almost 10 million people including dod active-duty personnel and families, retirees. they took care of 50,000 wanted on the battlefield and that is a very large player in her national health care system. for that reason after we heard from dr. woodson and we will assemble a panel of distinguished scholars to range across not only the military domain but also the broader health care and economic domain of her country as well and i will have the privilege of monitoring that panel a little bit later on. for now i would like to give dr. woodson the floor and let me say a brief additional word about him. he is a physician one of the countries best of vascular surgeons. he has experience as a soldier in the military himself deployed several times and nations wars. ps i say is now a businessman because he is running an organization are set up organizations, many organizations with a combined annual expenditure wel

dr. jonathan woodson first.e is responsible for the $50 billion-plus enterprise that takes care of almost 10 million that took care more than 50,000 wounded on the battlefield and that is a very large player in our national health care system. for that reason, after we heard from dr. woodson, we will assemble a panel of distinguished scholars who range across not only the military domain, but also the broader health care and economics domain in our country as well. i will have the privilege of moderating that panel later on. for now, i would like to give dr. woodson the floor. let me say a brief additional word about him. he is a physician, one of the country's best vascular surgeons. he has experience as a soldier in the military himself, was deployed several time in the nation's wars. he is now a is this man -- he is a businessman. a remarkable set of responsibilities, the matter how you look at it, and thank you for being here today. without further and do, the floor is yours. please join me in welcoming him.