Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2008-06-26
Invested on: 2009-02-13
Colonel Turner of the United States Air Force was deployed as the commander of 451st Air Expeditionary Group, in Afghanistan, from January 2008 to April 2008. His dynamic leadership and innovation greatly assisted ground forces. This timely assistance resulted in a reduction of the enemy’s capability, which ultimately saved Canadian lives and improved the operational effectiveness of Joint Task Force Afghanistan.