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PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The Army is making a major change to how soldiers and civilians access data through their email and other applications in early June.\nStarting on June 11, the Army is shutting down the network port that lets users pull data through commercial internet providers onto their laptops or cell phones.\nMaj. Gen. Chris Eubank, commander of the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), said the decision to turn off what is commonly known as \u201cFlow 3\u201d came down to two factors. One is basic cybersecurity and protecting data and networks. The second, however, was the maturity of the Army\u2019s virtual desktop initiative (VDI) and overall network architecture.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices