(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Robert Ashmore Foster, 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, culminating as Deputy for Surveillance and Navigational Systems, Electronic Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, from 1977 to 1978. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Foster 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.