 From Soldiers Radio and Television, this is the Army Now. Deep in the desert of New Mexico at White Sands Missile Range, soldiers of the 1st Armored Division's heavy metal brigade met with the vice chief of staff of the Army, General Lloyd J. Austin III, and other senior leaders to offer feedback during the 3rd iteration of the Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE. Austin spent the day with several units within the brigade, taking time to eat lunch and visit with the troops. It was a nice visit. It's nice to show that it's nice for people to come out here and show that they care about what's going on when soldiers are in the field. Austin spoke with the soldiers at length about how well the equipment worked within the context of their mission. You can kind of see this is one of the scripts that we actually have with it. It really shows that this is an important mission, especially when you get the vice chief of staff come and personally ask you how's the system working. The equipment evaluated here could be fielded to as many as eight other brigade combat teams beginning next year. It's the Army Now.