(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Kendall Russell, United States Air Force, was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Director, Airborne Warning and Control Systems, Headquarters Electronic Systems Division, L. G. Hanscom Field, Massachusetts, from 1968 to 1973. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Russell and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.