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 Brigadier General Brian M. Killough, United States Air Force, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Deputy Chief, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, from 2015 to 2016. The distinctive accomplishments of General Killough reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.