(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Daryle Elwyn Tripp, 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 Vice Director for Plans and Policy, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., from 1981 to 1983. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Tripp culminate a long and distinguished career in the service of his country and his dedicated contributions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.