The Secretary of Defense of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Teed Michael Moseley, United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished achievement in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, as Commander, United States Central Command Air Forces and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 19 March 2003 to 3 May 2003. General Moseley’s vision, stellar leadership, and precise execution of joint doctrine was key to the success of combat operations, dominating across the full spectrum of warfare by incorporating joint and coalition forces to decisively apply airpower against the Iraqi regime and over 360,000 ground forces in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. He wisely focused the leadership of 18 wing commanders and over 45,000 warfighters as forces flew over 38,000 sorties employing 26,000 plus munitions, air-refueling 55 million gallons, and moving 61,000 short tons of cargo. The architect for every aspect of aerial operations to include mission planning, air tasking orders, requests for forces, aircraft beddown, and airspace management, he brilliantly interacted with four unified commands, thirteen regional bases, Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, United States Embassies, and six carrier battle groups. The distinctive accomplishments of General Moseley reflect credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.