About the Series
The SITREP Speaker Series brings the top minds in Navy leadership and gives them a platform to speak directly to the American public via live stream. This is a unique opportunity for Navy leadership to address a national audience, allowing this audience to ask questions about what the Navy is doing to defend our freedom and protect our way of life.
Vice Admiral John Mustin will join a long line of prestigious guests, including Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent VADM Sean Buck, Commander, Naval Safety Command RDML Fredrick Luchtman, and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / FIFTH Fleet / Combined Maritime Forces VADM Brad Cooper, and Chief of Chaplains of the Navy RDML Gregory Todd most recently.
Previous topics have included strengths and threats in the current climate, integrated deterrence, the Navy’s ever-growing capabilities, our relationship with partner nations, safety management, spiritual readiness, and more.
About the Speaker
Vice Admiral John Mustin is a native of Alexandria, Virginia. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Weapons and Systems Engineering and was commissioned in 1990. He holds a Master of Science in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, and a Master of Business Administration (cum laude) in Finance and Management from the F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He earned his Joint Professional Military Education from the Air University’s Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base.
Mustin’s sea duty assignments include command of Expeditionary Strike Group 2/Task Force 29; commissioning operations officer on USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), and aboard USS Vincennes (CG 49), where he served as combat information center officer, navigator and the Air Warfare Commander of the Independence (CV 62) Battle Group.
Affiliating with the Navy Reserve in 2001, Mustin served at Navy Reserve (NR) Carrier Strike Group 2 / USS George Washington (CVN 73) Strike Group during Operation Enduring Freedom. Other staff assignments include NR Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3N5) at the Pentagon Navy Command Center; Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 14; NR Carrier Strike Group 10 / USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) Strike Group; and Personnel Mobilization Team 101. Additionally, he served as the inaugural Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Navy Reserve Enterprise Director, responsible for the Reserve manning, training and equipping of the 1000-billet LCS surface Reserve force.
Vice Admiral John B. Mustin
Chief of Navy Reserve
Commander, Navy Reserve Force
Other command tours include NR Joint Staff South; NR U.S. Fleet Forces Command Maritime Operations Center, Greensboro; NR Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 6; and Inshore Boat Unit 22, including a mobilization to Kuwait during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. His other flag assignments include deputy commander of Naval Surface Forces, spanning the Surface Type Commanders of the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic fleets; as a plankowner and the deputy commander of the re-established U.S. Second Fleet; and as Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Battle Efficiency ‘E’, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and various service, expeditionary, unit and campaign awards.
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