(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General S. Taco Gilbert, III, United States Air Force, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Director, Sir Force Smart Operations 21, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., from 2006 to 2007. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Gilbert and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General S. Taco Gilbert, III, United States Air Force, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, culminating as Director, Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, from 2007 to 2009. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Gilbert culminate a long and distinguished career in the service of his country and his dedicated contributions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General S. Taco Gilbert, III, United States Air Force, was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commandant of Cadets and Commander, 34th Training Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, from 2001 to 2003. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Gilbert and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.