i michael o'hanlon on 21st century security and intelligence. we are privileged to have an all-star cast on the subject of military health care reform. we are going to hear from assistant secretary of defense for health affairs 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 himsel