kudos to the outgoing vice chief of staff, general pete coreli who championed this new approach.dback from the thousands of soldiers who participated in these network integration evaluations in new mexico and texas have led the army to change what it buys, including canceling a major radio program and restructuring the net warrior soldier command and control system to make it lighter and more user friendly. so far the focus of these evaluations has been network gear. but vehicles and other systems like unmanned aircraft are increasingly being tested as well. as the pentagon tries to get the most out of each acquisition dollar, the other services must take cues from the army which is harnessing its most valuable asset, its soldiers to ensure their successors will be like them, the best equipped in the world. thanks for joining us for "this week in defense news," i'm vago muradian. you can watch this program online at defensenewstv.com or you can e-mail me at vago@defensenewstv.com. i'll be back next week at the same time. until then, have a great week.