 Turner subsequently assumed command of Carrier Division 2 with headquarters in Athens, Greece and mostly in the Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean Sea.He was decorated with fourth Legion of Merit and transferred to command of United States Sixth Fleet with headquarters at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy in July 1974.Turner was promoted to Vice admiral on August 5, 1974 for his new billet and his command participated in the reopening of Suez Canal and conducted two evacuations of Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War.