Defense Superior Service Medal
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| Defense Superior Service Medal | |
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| Awarded by United States Department of Defense | |
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | "Superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility" |
| Status | Currently awarded |
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| Next (higher) | Silver Star |
| Next (lower) | Legion of Merit |
  Ribbon (above), obverse (left), reverse (right) |
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The Defense Superior Service Medal is a senior United States military decoration of the Department of Defense, awarded to members of the United States armed forces who perform "superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility."
The decoration is most often presented to senior officers in the flag and general officer grades. The medal is presented in the name of the Secretary of Defense and was established by President Gerald R. Ford on February 6, 1976 in Executive Order 11904. It is somewhat analogous to the Legion of Merit, albeit awarded for service in a "joint" duty capacity.
[edit] Notable recipients
- Vice Admiral David Architzel, Navy
- Colonel Curtis Brown, Air Force, NASA astronaut
- Vice Admiral Nancy Elizabeth Brown, Navy
- General Michael P.C. Carns, Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Clifford, Army, NASA astronaut
- Brigadier General Jesse Cross, Army
- Doctor Stephen E. Cross
- Brigadier General Susan Y. Desjardins, Air Force
- Colonel Patrick G. Forrester, Army, NASA astronaut
- Major General Walter E. Gaskin, Marine Corps
- Sergeant Major of the Army Julius W. Gates, Army
- Lieutenant General John F. Goodman, Marine Corps
- Lieutenant General Frank Gorenc, Air Force
- Major General Wendell L. Griffin, Air Force
- Sergeant Major of the Army Robert E. Hall, Army
- Brigadier General Rebecca S. Halstead, Army
- Vice Admiral Harry Harris, Navy
- Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson, Air Force
- General Donald J. Hoffman, Air Force
- Admiral Jonathan Howe, Navy
- General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., United States Army
- Major General Rodney P. Kelly, Air Force
- Lieutenant General Frank Klotz, Air Force
- Colonel W. Patrick Lang
- Colonel Mark C. Lee, Air Force, NASA astronaut
- Admiral Michael Mullen, Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- General Peter Pace, Marine Corps, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- General David Petraeus, Army
- General and Secretary of State Colin Powell, Army
- Brigadier General John W. Raymond, Air Force
- Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau, Navy
- Vice Admiral Joe Sestak, Navy, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
- Brigadier General Donald B. Smith, Army
- Lieutenant General David P. Valcourt, Army
- Colonel James Voss, Army, NASA astronaut
- Lieutenant General Frances C. Wilson, Marine Corps
- Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., Navy
- Vice Admiral James P. Wisecup, U.S. Navy
- Major General Walter H. Yates, Jr., Army
- General Anthony Zinni, Marine Corps
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