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 Colonel John Charles Reed, United States Air Force, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense with the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Virginia, from 1975 to 1979. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Reed reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.