John Mustin

John Mustin
Born	(1967-01-24) January 24, 1967 (age 58) San Diego County, California, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1990–2024
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	United States Navy Reserve Expeditionary Strike Group 2
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4)
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) Babson College (MBA)

John Burton Mustin ^[1] (born January 24, 1967) ^{[2] [3]} is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as the 15th Chief of Navy Reserve from August 7, 2020, to August 23, 2024. He previously served as the Vice Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Born into a family with a long history of naval service, Mustin graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1990 with a B.S. degree in weapons and systems engineering. ^[4] He was born in San Diego County, California ^[2] and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, graduating from St. Stephen's School in 1985. ^[7] Mustin later earned an M.S. degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School and an M.B.A. degree from Babson College. ^[4]

Awards and decorations

Vice Admiral Mustin salutes during the U.S. Navy Reserve change of command ceremony on August 7, 2020.

Surface Warfare Officer Pin
Defense Superior Service Medal		Legion of Merit with three award stars		Meritorious Service Medal with award star
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star		Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three award stars		Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation		Navy "E" Ribbon, 1st award		National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal		Global War on Terrorism Service Medal		Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three bronze service stars		Navy Reserve Sea Service Deployment Ribbon		Special Operations Service Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass device and "M" device		Navy Expert Rifleman Medal		Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal
Small Craft Officer in Charge insignia
Command Ashore insignia
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

References

1. "PN1011 — 101st Congress (1989-1990) — Navy". U.S. Congress. March 9, 1990. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
2. Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, California: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
3. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 198. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
4. "Vice Admiral John Mustin". www.navy.mil.
5. Wadl, Mary (August 12, 2020). "Alexandria Native Becomes 15th Chief of Navy Reserve".
6. "Chief of Navy Reserve Changes Command". DVIDS.
7. Scroll. Alexandria, Virginia. 1985. p. 63.

External links

• Media related to John B. Mustin at Wikimedia Commons

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Military offices
New office	Deputy Commander of United States Second Fleet 2018–2019	Succeeded by Michael J. Steffen
Preceded by ???	Vice Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command 2019–2020	Succeeded by David Kriete
Preceded by ???	Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2 2020	Succeeded by Robert D. Katz
Preceded by Luke M. McCollum	Chief of Navy Reserve 2020–2024	Succeeded by Nancy S. Lacore