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 Lieutenant General Edwin Paul Smith, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Deputy J-3, Operations, Readiness, Commander in Chief, Pacific, from 1991 to 1993. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Smith reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.