Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America takes pleasure in awarding the Defense Superior Service Medal to Colonel Paul J. Willis, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense with the United States Central Command from February 2006 to September 2014. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Willis reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.