Awards and Honors
Gardner's decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, 3 Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. Gardner was a distinguished graduate of the USAF Academy, the top graduate in pilot training, and the top graduate from the USAF Test Pilot School. He has been awarded the Test Pilot School Outstanding Academic Instructor, the Test Pilot School Outstanding Flying Instructor, and the Distinguished Astronaut Engineering Alumnus award of Purdue University.
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