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 (Infantry) Reginald Thomas Lombard, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Chief of Staff and subsequently as Dean of the National War College, from 1976 to 1980. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Lombard reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.