Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I te Mei 1980 "Richmond K. Turner" i uru ki te OPSAIL 80 o Boston a kua whakawhiwhia ki a Meritorious Unit Citation mo te whakahaere i nga mahi motuhake e rua, engari kaore tenei tohu i te raarangi i te paetukutuku whakawhiwhi US Navy Unit. I whakaotihia e Richmond K. Turner e wha nga whakatinanatanga Mediterranean angitu hei waahanga o te US Sixth Fleet, i mua i te whakahou nui i te Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina mai i te Hanuere ki te Tihema 1982. I roto i tenei whakarereketanga "Richmond K. Turner" i whiwhi i nga whakahoutanga maha hei whakahou i tana huinga punaha whawhai. I whakauruhia hoki ki a ia te Vulcan Phalanx Close in Weapons System (CIWS) hei tiaki i a ia ano ki nga rererangi rererangi. Whai muri i tenei whakarereketanga "Richmond K. Turner" i whakaoti i etahi atu waahanga Mediterranean e rua. I whakawhiwhia te kaipuke ki te Navy Expeditionary Medal me te Meritorious Unit Commendation i tenei mahi. I te Mahi i te Moana o Sidra
I te whawhai ki te ope moana o Libya, ka whakakahoretia e te "Turner" tētahi kaipuke paturu o Libya ki tētahi pūkaha Harpoon.