

The 38th
Annual Muster and Music Festival
The End of an Era: Underwater Demolition Teams Decommissioned
Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4
Come Celebrate the 38th Annual Muster and Music Festival
at the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida!
Join us for the patriotic party of the year on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4. This year will focus on the remarkable contributions of the Underwater Demolition Teams and the indelible mark they left on our nation’s history before decommissioned in 1983.
Muster festivities include our annual Membership Dinner, food trucks, mobile bar, live music, and kid-friendly fun, along with special keynote speakers and a tactical demonstration. The 19th Annual Muster 5K Beach Challenge and 6th Annual Memorial Wall Challenge will take place at 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 4. Registration is open. Space is limited, so sign up now.
Friday, November 3
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Muster 5K Packet Pickup
Register online now for the 19th Annual
Muster 5K Beach Challenge or 5th Annual
Memorial Wall Challenge
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Live Music
Rappture
6:00 PM
Navy SEAL Museum Membership Dinner
Guests will enjoy Mission BBQ and an
authentic Low Country Boil provided by USMI
Dinner tickets are limited and must be purchased
online in advance of November 1st.
Dinner tickets are $30 each for nonmembers.
Museum Members enjoy dinner at no charge.
Number of Member guests included are
as follows:
Annual Membership:
Member plus one guest
at no cost (additional tickets for your party
can be purchased for $30 each)
Family Membership:
Member plus three guests at no cost (additional tickets
for your party can be purchased for $30 each) BurgerFi
and a full bar will be on property Friday night.
Saturday, November 4
8:00 AM
The 19th Annual Muster 5K Beach Challenge
9:00 AM
Museum Opens with Discounted Admission
Guests 13 years and older: $10.00
Guests 6 -12 years: $5.00
Guests 5 and under: No admission fee
11:00 AM
Official Muster Ceremony Begins
Keynote Speaker: Commander (SEAL)
Donald “Kim” Erskine, USN (Ret.)
Tactical Demonstration with U.S. Navy SEALs
K9 Demonstration
1:00- 5:00 PM
Live Music
Reckless Shots
4:00 PM
Tailored Arms Custom Rifle Raffle Drawing
Food trucks will be onsite all day Saturday
for guests to purchase food, and beverages will
be available for purchase from the mobile bar.
Keynote Speaker
The Navy SEAL Museum is honored to welcome this year’s keynote speaker Commander (SEAL) Donald “Kim” Erskine, USN (Ret.) to the 38th Annual Muster.

Donald “Kim” Erskine
CDR (SEAL) U.S.N. (Ret.)
Commander Erskine enlisted in the Navy in July 1969. Following boot camp, he completed Radioman A School before reporting to BUD/S Class 58 in May 1970. Following his graduation from BUD/S, he received orders to Underwater Demolition Team TWELVE (UDT-12). While at UDT-12, he completed two tours of duty in Vietnam. In January 1974, after his second tour in Vietnam, he became a plank owner in the first UDT/SEAL Reserve Unit, UDT/SEAL PAC (Pacific) 119. While attached to UDT/SEAL PAC 119, his full-time civilian job was with the Park City, UT Professional Ski Patrol. In his spare time, he attended classes at the University of Utah.
Following his graduation from the University of Utah in June 1979, he returned to active duty, attending Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. Receiving his commission as an Ensign in December 1979, he received orders to UDT-11.
While at UDT-11 he made two deployments to WESTPAC as a Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Platoon Assistant Officer-in-Charge (AOIC) and SDV Platoon Officer-in-Charge (OIC). Returning to UDT-11 in May 1983, after his second SDV deployment, LT Erskine became a plank owner in SEAL Team FIVE when UDT-11 was decommissioned and became a SEAL Team. He reported for duty at SEAL Team SIX in June 1983 where he served as Gold Team Assault Element Leader, Red Team Assault Element Leader, Green Team Leader, Gold Team Leader and Operations Officer.
In June 1986, LT Erskine reported to Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. Graduating in 1988 with a Masters Degree in National Security Affairs, Middle East and North Africa Area Specialty, which included Arabic and French language training at the Defense Language Institute, he reported for staff duty to Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM). Upon receipt of orders in May 1990, he reported for duty at Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), Stuttgart, Germany. At SOCEUR he deployed as a member of Joint and Combined Special Operations Task Forces in support of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort. In May 1992, LCDR Erskine was selected to be the Executive Officer (XO) for SOCEUR’s Navy Special Operations Force (NAVSOF) component, Naval Special Warfare Unit TWO (NSWU-2), in Machrihanish, Scotland. In January 1994, CDR Erskine was selected to be the Commanding Officer (CO) of NSWU-2. As the Commanding Officer of NSWU-2, he led SOCEUR NAVSOF in the planning and execution of Joint Special Operations Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, and a Non-Combatant Evacuation (NEO) mission to evacuate besieged U.S. Embassy personnel and third-country nationals caught up in the civil war in Liberia. His military decorations include the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and multiple campaign and expeditionary medals.
CDR Erskine and his family retired to their farm in Maine in September 1996. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Erskine worked as contractor and Federal employee with the newly formed Department of Homeland Security until 2017. He currently works for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory where he supports NATO’s Energy Planning Group as an Energy Security and Civil-military Relations Expert. He also supports the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (DHS/CISA) National Risk Management Center (NRMC) as a Senior Infrastructure Resilience and Threat Analysis Specialist. Mr. Erskine and his wife, Dr. Leslie Henry, reside in Portland, ME.
38th Annual Muster and Music Festival
November 3 & 4, 2023
The 38th Annual Muster
Sponsorship Opportunities
Trident Sponsor — $10,000
- 10 x 10 event space for sponsor tent
- Inclusion in press releases and event materials
- Special Lifetime Membership to the Navy SEAL Museum
- Social Media mention
- Premium banner space (3’ x 8’) for advertising one week prior
to the event–sponsor to provide the banner - Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- Full-page ad space in Museum’s Fire in the Hole publication
for two issues (1 year) –sponsor to provide the ad - Recognition on the Museum’s Muster webpage
- 10 admission tickets to the Museum
- Eight (8) Muster 5K entries
- Logo prominently placed on Muster 5K shirt
- Four (4) collectible Museum Challenge Coins
Frogman Sponsor — $5,000
- 10 x 10 event space for sponsor tent
- Social Media mention
- Family Annual Membership to the Museum
- Premium banner space (3’ x 8’) for advertising one week prior
to the event–sponsor to provide the banner - Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- Full-page ad space in Museum’s Fire in the Hole publication
for two issues (1 year) –sponsor to provide the ad - Recognition on the Museum’s Muster webpage
- 10 admission tickets to the Museum
- Four (4) Muster 5K entries
- Logo included on Muster 5K shirt
- Two (2) collectible Challenge Coins
Valor Sponsor — $2,500
- Family Membership to the Museum
- Social Media mention
- Premium banner space (3’ x 8’) for advertising one week prior
to the event–sponsor to provide the banner - Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- Half-page ad space in Museum’s Fire in the Hole publication
for two issues (1 year) –sponsor to provide the ad - Recognition on the Museum’s Muster webpage
- Six (6) Admission Tickets to the Museum
- Two (2) Muster 5K entries
- Logo included on Muster 5K shirt
Sea, Air, Land Sponsor — $1,500
- Social Media mention
- Family Membership to the Museum
- Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- Half-page ad space in Museum’s Fire in the Hole publication
for two issues (1 year) –sponsor to provide the ad - Recognition on the Museum’s Muster webpage
- Four (4) Admission Tickets to the Museum
- Logo included on Muster 5K shirt
- Two (2) Muster 5K entries
Operator Sponsor — $1,000
- Individual Annual Membership to the Museum
- Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- One quarter-page ad space in Museum’s Fire in the Hole publication
for two issues (1 year) –sponsor to provide the ad - Logo prominently displayed on Muster webpage
- Four (4) Admission Tickets to the Museum
- Logo included on Muster 5K shirt
- Two (2) Muster 5K entries
Mission Sponsor — $500
- Individual Annual Membership to the Museum
- Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- One eighth-page ad space in Museum’s Fire in the Hole publication
for two issues (1 year) –sponsor to provide the ad - Recognition on the Museum’s Muster webpage
- Four (4) Admission Tickets to the Museum
- Logo included on Muster 5K shirt
- Two (2) Muster 5K entries
Swim Buddy Sponsor — $250
- Recognition by event speakers from the podium
- Recognition on the Museum’s Muster webpage
- Two (2) Admission Tickets to the Museum
- Logo included on Muster 5K shirt
- One (1) Muster 5K entry
Muster Accommodations
BEACH LOCATIONS
110 S. Ocean Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34949 772-882-3602
website
10978 South Ocean Drive
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
772-229-1000 or 800-321-2006
website
1152-1160 Seaway Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34949
772-468-3555 or 800-286-1745
website
MAINLAND LOCATIONS
3500 S. E. Morningside Boulevard
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-398-5100 or 800-CLUB-MED
website
155 SW Peacock Boulevard
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-878-5900 or 800-HAMPTON
website
8540 Commerce Centre Drive
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-871-6850
website
10120 South Federal Highway
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-337-2200 or 800-459-5044
website
8501 Champions Way
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-460-8882 or 800-660-MAIN
website
575 Northwest Mercantile Place,
Suite 110
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-873-0445
website
8702 Champions Way
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-460-5700 or 888-847-8262
website
2000 N. W. Courtyard Circle
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-871-2929 or 800-287-9400
website
RV PARKS AND CAMPGROUNDS
4611 S. U.S. 1
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
772-461-0800
9801 S. Ocean Drive
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
772-229-1300