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US Navy - Guided Missile Destroyer
DDG 89 - USS Mustin
 
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Type, class: Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke class, Flight IIA
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
 
STATUS:
Awarded: March 6, 1998
Laid down: January 15, 2001
Launched: December 12, 2001
Commissioned: July 26, 2003
IN SERVICE
 
Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, California
 Namesake: the Mustin family (see history, below)
Ships Motto: TOUJOURS L’AUDACE (always be bold)
Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG
 
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returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - July 12, 2024

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Eastern Pacific Ocean, off Guatemala - October 2021

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Pacific Ocean - September 2021

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returning to San Diego, California after 15 years serving forward deployed to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - July 22, 2021

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returning to San Diego, California after 15 years serving forward deployed to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - July 22, 2021

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departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for her journey back to San Diego, California - June 2021

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departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - June 2021

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Philippine Sea - September 2020

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Mk.15 Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) control station - August 2020

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Taiwan Strait - August 2020

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Philippine Sea - July 2020

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Philippine Sea - July 2020

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Mk.32 torpedo tubes exercise - Philippine Sea - July 2020

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Mk.32 torpedo tubes exercise - Philippine Sea - July 2020

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Philippine Sea - May 2020

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Philippine Sea - May 2020

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Philippine Sea - March 2020

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Philippine Sea - March 2020

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firing an exercise torpedo from Mk.32 torpedo tubes - Philippine Sea - March 2020

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loading an exercise torpedo into the Mk.32 torpedo tubes - Philippine Sea - March 2020

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Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Philippine Sea - March 2020

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during Exercise CARAT - off Thailand - June 2018

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Apra Harbor, Guam - March 2018

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Philippine Sea - March 2018

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firing a Standard Missile SM-2 - Philippine Sea - March 2018

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Pacific Ocean - February 2018

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off Shimoda, Japan - May 2017

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firing a Standard Missile SM-2 - Philippine Sea - March 2017

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Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - August 2016

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Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire - off Japan - January 2016

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Busan, Republic of Korea - October 2015

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off Guam - July 2015

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off Guam - July 2015

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South China Sea - June 2015

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Philippine Sea - April 2015

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Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire - Philippine Sea - April 2015

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Otaru, Japan - January 2015

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Busan, Republic of Korea - January 2015

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Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea - January 2015

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Donghae, Republic of Korea - January 2015

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during Exercise CARAT - off Cambodia - October 2014

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launching a BGM-109 Tomahawk TLAM during Exercise Valiant Shield - September 2014

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launching a BGM-109 Tomahawk TLAM during Exercise Valiant Shield - September 2014

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launching an exercise torpedo during Exercise Valiant Shield - September 2014

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during Exercise Multi Sail - Pacific Ocean - March 2014

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firing a RUM-139 Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (VL-ASROC) - off Guam - March 2014

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returning to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - December 2013

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Pacific Ocean - October 2013

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firing a Standard Missile SM-2MR - Pacific Ocean - April 2013

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Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire - Pacific Ocean - November 2012

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South China Sea - October 2012

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South China Sea - October 2012

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Port Klang, Malaysia - September 2012

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Pacific Ocean - September 2012

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firing Standard Missiles SM-2MR - Pacific Ocean - September 2012

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Hong Kong - November 2011

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Korea Strait - October 2011

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Sihanoukville, Cambodia - December 2010

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Sihanoukville, Cambodia - December 2010

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in dry-dock at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - May 2010

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Pacific Ocean - August 2009

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Pacific Ocean - August 2009

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Sydney, Australia - July 2009

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Sydney, Australia - July 2009

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underway replenishment (UNREP) - Andaman Sea - May 2008

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Mk.32 torpedo tubes exercise - Pacific Ocean - February 2008

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Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire - Pacific Ocean - February 2008

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Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - October 2007

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Port Klang, Malaysia - September 2007

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departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - March 2007

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departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - October 2006

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Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - September 2006

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returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - August 1, 2005

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returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - August 1, 2005

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during Operation Enduring Freedom - Persian Gulf - April 2005

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during Operation Enduring Freedom - Persian Gulf - April 2005

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during Operation Enduring Freedom - Persian Gulf - April 2005

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departing Naval Base San Diego, California - February 1, 2005

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departing Naval Base San Diego, California - February 1, 2005

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twilight commissioning at NAS North Island, San Diego, California - July 26, 2003

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twilight commissioning at NAS North Island, San Diego, California - July 26, 2003

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twilight commissioning at NAS North Island, San Diego, California - July 26, 2003

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on her way to the west coast - NAS Pensacola, Florida - June 2003

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after launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - December 12, 2001

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launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - December 12, 2001

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prepared for launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - December 2001

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keel laying ceremony at Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - January 15, 2001
 
USS Mustin (DDG 89):
 
On 1 February 2005, Mustin began her maiden deployment and returned on 1 August.

In July 2006, Mustin and her crew of 300 were deployed to Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, home of the Navy's Seventh Fleet, for permanent assignment. Though this was during the same month as the North Korea missile tests, the deployment was unrelated.

During the 2008 Cyclone Nargis crisis in Myanmar and the subsequent Joint Task Force Caring Response aid mission, Mustin, then as part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which including USS Juneau and USS Harpers Ferry, stood by off Burma from 13 May to 5 June, waiting for the Myanmar junta government to permit US aid to its citizens. However, in early June, with permission still not forthcoming, it was decided to return the ARG to its scheduled operations.

In March 2011, in company with aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, Mustin was deployed off northeastern Honshu, Japan. The mission was to assist with relief efforts after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

During the 2011 Thailand floods, Mustin was docked at Port Laem Chabang on a routine visit when the Thai government requested the warship to prolong her stay for up to six days to provide aerial surveillance of the flooding. In response, The Pentagon gave permission for the two Seahawk helicopters, from HSL-51 detachment Six, to provide the imaging.

On 28 May 2020, Mustin conducted a freedom of navigation operation past the Paracel Islands, which the Navy said it "upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging the restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam and also by challenging China’s claim to straight baselines enclosing the Paracel Islands".

On 19 December 2020, Mustin transited the contested Taiwan Strait, which the US Navy said was "in accordance with international law" to "demonstrate the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."

In Spring 2021, Mustin monitored Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning after the latter sailed through the Miyako Strait, along with alleged Chinese militia boats amassed near Whitsun Reef in the Philippines. Liaoning entered the Philippine Sea immediately after the Whitsun Reef incident. On 4 April, Mustin approached Liaoning, maneuvred between her and her escorts, and photographed the commanding officer relaxing with his feet up, next to the executive officer with his arms crossed. Mustin was accused of "cognitive warfare" and was called "very vile." A quote from one media outlet described the incident as such;

"There are some photos that come to define the beginning of an era, and the Mustin photo has that feel. It perfectly encapsulates this moment in time as the US Navy, and the rest of the western world, looks on as China’s military continues its meteoric rise. Liaoning, China’s first carrier, is an excellent example of that."

Later, Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener claimed the photo was evidence that the carrier had "operating restrictions" with her escorts which allowed the US warship to get so close.

After completing a homeport shift from Yokosuka in July 2021, she is now part of Destroyer Squadron 1, based at San Diego, California.

source: wikipedia
 
The Mustin family:
 
The Mustin family has recorded a tradition of service in the United States Navy spanning more than a century.

Often referred to as "The Father of Naval Aviation," Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874 - 1923), an 1896 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was the principal architect for the concept of the catapult launch. As a Lieutenant Commander, Mustin established Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, the Navy’s first permanent airstation together with a flight school in January 1914, and became its first Commanding Officer. The first flight was made from the station on February 2 by Lt. J.H. Towers and Ens. G. de C. Chevalier. On November 5, 1915, while underway, Lt. Cmdr Mustin successfully flew an AB-2 flying boat off the stern of the USS North Carolina (ACR-12) in Pensacola Bay, FL, making the first ever recorded catapult launching from a ship underway. In 1899, he earned a commendation for distinguished service in the capture of Vigan, Philippines. The first operational missions of naval aircraft were flown under his command during the Veracruz operation in 1914 and he was the first to hold the title: Commander, Aircraft Squadrons, Pacific Fleet. Designated Naval Aviator Number Eleven, Captain Mustin was instrumental in the design of the Naval Aviator Insignia.

His son, Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin (1911 - 1999), a 1932 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, took part in developing the Navy's first lead-computing anti-aircraft gun sight, which proved of major importance in the air-sea actions of World War II, and served on the cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51) during the naval battle of Guadalcanal. His ship was lost during that action; with other survivors he landed on Guadalcanal and served ashore with a naval unit attached to the 1st Marine Division. His post-war service included commands at sea and development and evaluation of weapon systems. He later served as director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin's two sons, retired Navy Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin and Lieutenant Commander Thomas M. Mustin have continued their family's tradition of military service. Vice Admiral Mustin, a 1955 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served in the 1980s as the Naval Inspector General, Commander, Second Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans and Policy. Lieutenant Commander Mustin, also a Naval Academy graduate (1962) earned a Bronze Star during the Vietnam War for river patrol combat action.

Additionally, Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin's sons, Captain Lloyd M. Mustin II and Commander John Mustin both continue to serve in the Naval Reserves following an initial tour of active service. Captain Lloyd Mustin II is currently serving as Commanding Officer of the Detachment supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs. Commander John Mustin, a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, returned to active duty service as the Commanding Officer of Inshore Boat Unit 22, deployed to Kuwait, from 2004-2005.

Several U.S. Navy facilities have borne the name Mustin in honor of the Mustin family. These include two destroyers of the United States Navy named the USS Mustin, as well as the Mustin Beach Officers' Club and Mustin Hall (the Bachelor Officers' Quarters) aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Additionally, the Henry C. Mustin Naval Air Facility was operational at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from 1926 to 1963.
 
 
Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874 - 1923):
 
Henry C. Mustin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 6 February 1874 and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1896. He spent the two years at sea then required by law before he was commissioned an ensign in 1898. From then, until he reported to duty in aviation fifteen years later, he distinguished himself as a remarkably capable officer in the surface Navy.

After receiving his commission, Mustin served during the next eighteen months on board six different vessels. In December 1899, he assumed command of the USS Samar, a gun boat on the Asiatic station. While commanding the USS Samar, during the capture of Vigan, Philippines, Mustin won a commendation for towing the boats of the battleship USS Oregon to shore and aiding in covering the landing.

Aside from his early work in ship operations, Mustin was busy with the technical aspects of ordnance. His work resulted in a telescopic sight that would aid in increasing the accuracy and range of naval gun fire.

Mustin made his first flight while on duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. In January 1911, he aided Holden Richardson in an experiment with a glider, which Richardson designed and built. Lt Mustin soloed on 13 March 1913 and was designated Navy Air Pilot No. 3 on 6 January 1914. He received the designation as Naval Aviator No. 11 when Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels initiated Naval Aviator status in 1915.

In April 1914 USS Mississippi, with Lieutenant Commander Mustin in command as Acting Captain, sailed for Vera Cruz carrying an aviation detachment for operations in the Mexican Campaign. The airplanes assigned to Mississippi operated daily for forty-three consecutive days marking the first operational use of naval aircraft. Mississippi was relieved by North Carolina as Station Ship at Pensacola in July 1914. Lieutenant Commander Mustin served as that ship's executive officer and sailed in her to European waters, with an aviation unit of four planes aboard, to look after American interests following the outbreak of World War I.

In December 1919, Commander Mustin assumed command of Aroostook with additional duty as commander of the Fleet Air Detachment, Pacific Fleet. While in command of the Fleet Air Detachment, later designated the Aircraft Squadrons, Pacific Fleet, Mustin led a flight of a dozen airplanes on a record breaking 3,019 mile flight from San Diego, California, to Balboa, Panama. Mustin was ordered to report to the Navy department for duty as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics in late October 1921. He reported on 6 November and was promoted to Captain on 1 January 1922.

Captain Mustin was admitted to the Naval Hospital, Washington, DC, on 17 January 1923 suffering chest pain. He died after a protracted illness on 23 August 1923.

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Vice Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin (1911 - 1999):
 
Lloyd Montague Mustin was a Vice Admiral in the US Navy who served during World War II. He was born at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a family rich in naval tradition. His father, Captain Henry C. Mustin, USN, was a pioneer in naval aviation. His great grandfather, Commodore Arthur Sinclair, USN, commanded the US Naval Squadron on Lake Ontario during the War or 1812. His great grandfather, Captain Arthur Sinclair, USN, commanded one of Commodore Perry's ships in the opening of Japan and later served as a captain in the Confederate States Navy during the Civil War.

He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1928. After receiving his diploma in 1932, he was assigned to the cruiser Augusta (CA 31). Four years later he was transferred to the destroyer Lamson (DD 367). He received instruction in ordnance engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1938 before attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he completed course work leading to a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, awarded in June 1940. In the fall of 1940 he was assigned to duty in the Bureau of Ordnance were he served as Assistant Production Office at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, DC and took part in developing the Mark 14 gunsight.

At the outbreak of World War II, Mustin was Assistant Gunnery Office of the cruiser Atlanta (CL 51) and was in her when she was sunk during the Battle for Guadalcanal on the night of 13 November 1942. He received the Fleet Commander's Commendation (with ribbon) for outstanding service in the battles. He landed on Guadalcanal with the survivors and served there for three months with the small naval unit attached to the First Marine Division.

In 1943-1944 he had consecutive duty in the cruisers San Diego (CL 53) and Miami (CL 89). He next served as Gunnery, Radar, and CIC Officer on the staff of Commander Battleship Squadron Two, Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee, USN, and in the summer of 1945 was with Admiral Lee in establishing the Operational Development Force, as Gunnery, Radar, and CIC Officer.

After World War II, Mustin was ordered to the Navy Department, Washington, DC, for duty as Head of the Fire Control Branch, Research Division, Bureau of Ordnance. This duty was followed by service afloat in command of the destroyer Keppler (DD 765) and later as ASW Officer and Readiness Officer on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Force, Atlantic. Between 1951 and 1954 he was assigned to the Weapons System Evaluation Group, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and after command of the destroyer tender Piedmaont (AD 17), had command of Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific, from April 1957 until May 1958, when he reported as Commander Destroyer Flotilla Two.

While so serving he had additional duty from May to October 1958, in command of Task Force 88, a special task force organized to plan and conduct the Argus high-altitude nuclear tests which were fired in a remote part of the South Atlantic. In October 1958 he assumed additional duty in command of Antisubmarine Defense Group "Charlie", and from February through April 1959 commanded Task force 88 conducting combined ASW training operations with the navies and air forces of the countries on the west coast of South America.

On 13 June 1959, he became Commander Naval Base, Key West, and Commander Key West Force and in May 1960 reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, first as Antisubmarine Readiness Executive and then as Director of Antisubmarine Warfare.

On 30 November 1961, he reported to Joint Task Force Eight as Deputy Task Force Commander and Commander Joint Task Group 8.3, to plan and conduct the Dominic series of nuclear tests in the Pacific. On 2 November 1962, he was designated Commander, Joint Task Force Eight, to conduct the remaining Dominic tests and to plan for and conduct future nuclear tests.

On 1 June 1964, he became Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC. In May 1967 he became Commander Amphibious Force, US Atlantic Fleet and in July 1968 assumed duty as Director of the Defense Atomic Support Agency, Washington, DC. He served in that capacity until relieved of active duty pending his retirement, effective 1 August 1971.

Promotions:
Midshipman: 14 June 1928
Ensign: 2 June 1932
Lieutenant (jg): 2 June 1935
Lieutenant: 1 July 1939
Lieutenant Commander: 15 June 1942
Commander: 1 November 1943 to date from 18 November 1942
Captain: 1 January 1951
Rear Admiral: 1 July 1958
Vice Admiral: 21 August 1964

Chronological Record of Naval Service:
Jun 1932 - Apr 1936 USS Augusta (Gunnery)
May 1936 - Jun 1938 USS Lamson (Communication and Torpedo Officer)
Jul 1938 - Oct 1940 Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Maryland and MIT, Cambridge (instruction in ordnance engineering)
Oct 1940 - Aug 1941 Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. (Assistant Production Officer)
Aug 1941 - Nov 1942 USS Atlanta (Assistant Gunnery Officer)
Nov 1942 - Jan 1943 Staff, Commander Naval Bases, Solomons (Guadalcanal) (Operations Officer)
Feb 1943 - May 1943 USS San Diego (Assistant Gunnery Officer)
Jun 1943 - Nov 1944 USS Miami (Gunnery Officer)
Nov 1944 - Jun 1945 Staff, Commander Battleship Squadron Two (Gunnery, Radar and CIC Officer)
Jun 1945 - Feb 1946 Staff, Commander Operational Development Force (Gunnery, Radar and CIC Officer)
Mar 1946 - Sep 1948 Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department (Head, Fire Control Section, Research and Development Division)
Oct 1948 - Jan 1950 USS Keppler (Commanding Officer)
Jan 1950 - Jul 1951 Staff, Commander Destroyer Force, Atlantic (Readiness Officer)
Aug 1951 - Sep 1954 Weapons System Evaluation Group, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC (Military Studies and Liaison)
Oct 1954 - Dec 1955 USS Piedmont (Commanding Officer)
Jan 1956 - Feb 1957 Commander Destroyer Squadron Thirteen
Mar 1957 - Mar 1958 Staff, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific (Chief of Staff and Aide)
May 1958 - May 1959 Commander Destroyer Flotilla Two
Jun 1959 - Jun 1960 Commander Naval Base, Key West and Commander Key West Force, Florida
Jun 1960 - Nov 1961 Antisubmarine Warfare Readiness Executive, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Deptartment
Nov 1961 - Oct 1962 Deputy Joint Task Force Commander, JTF 8, and Commander Joint Task Group 8.3
Oct 1962 - May 1964 Commander Joint Task Force Eight
Jun 1964 - May 1967 Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
May 1967 - Jul 1968 Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Washington, DC (changed to Defense Nuclear Agency on 1 July 1971)
Aug 1971 Transferred to Retired List of the U. S. Navy

Decorations and Medals:
Distinguished Service Medal, with Gold Star in lieu of 2nd Medal.
Legion of Merit, with Gold Star in lieu of 2nd medal.
Letter of Commendation (ComSoPac) (Pendant & "V")
Letter of Commendation (CinCPac) (Pendant & "V")
Presidential Unit Citation (USS Atlanta)
Presidential Unit Citation (First Marine Division, Reinforced)
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver stars and two bronze stars
World War II Victory Meal
China Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Badge

Foreign Decorations:
Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit in the Degree of Senior Officer White Badge
Decoration of the Grand Star of Military Merit (Republic of Chile)

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Henry "Hank" Croskey Mustin (August 31, 1933 - April 11, 2016)
 
... was a vice admiral in the United States Navy and among the namesakes of USS Mustin (DDG-89). He distinguished himself during both the Vietnam and Cold Wars. As a flag officer he commanded Cruiser Destroyer Group 2, US Second Fleet, NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic, and Joint Task Force 120, where he was responsible for 225 ships and 2,100 aircraft spanning over 45 million square miles from the Arctic Circle to the Equator. Vice Admiral Mustin directed US Navy arms control planning, including the START negotiations with the Soviet Union. He led high-level US interagency delegations to Moscow, London, Paris, Lisbon, Oslo and Seoul. As Commander, NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic, he instituted major strategic changes to the defense of NATO that shaped the nation's maritime strategy. He also served as the senior US military representative to the United Nations. He retired from the navy on January 1, 1989, after nearly 34 years of active duty service.

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