Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense has awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Defense Superior Service Medal to Colonel (Infantry) James Lawrence Mowery, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as J-3, Operations, Joint Task Force 160, Cuba, from 1994 to 1995. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel (Infantry) Mowery reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.