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 Brigadier General Thomas Edward Swain, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Executive Assistant to the Director, Joint Staff, from 1991 to 1992. The distinctive accomplishments of Brigadier General Swain reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.