The End of an Era | Underwater Demolition Teams Decommissioned (1943-1983)
The End of an Era | Underwater Demolition Teams Decommissioned (1943-1983)

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.

Dinner Tickets »

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.)

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

Muster Sponsors

Little Jim’s Bait & Tackle
Schlitt Insurance Services
GE Warren LLC

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

The Beachfront Inn at South Hutchinson Island
110 S. Ocean Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34949 772-882-3602
website
Courtyard by Marriott-Oceanside
10978 South Ocean Drive
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
772-229-1000 or 800-321-2006
website
Dockside-Harborlight Inn Resort
1152-1160 Seaway Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34949
772-468-3555 or 800-286-1745
website
Island Beach Resort
9800 S. Ocean Dr.
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
772-229-3006 or 800-642-5630
website
Royal Inn
222 Hernando St.
Ft. Pierce, FL
772-464-0405
website
Hutchinson Island Plaza
1230 Seaway Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34949
772-595-0711 or 866-395-SAND
website

MAINLAND LOCATIONS

Americas Best Value
7025 Okeechobee Road
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-466-4066
website
Best Western Fort Pierce Inn
6485 Metal Drive
Fort Pierce, FL 34945
772-409-1740
website
Best Western Suites
7900 South U.S. 1
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-878-7600 or 800-528-1234
website
Club Med Sandpiper
3500 S. E. Morningside Boulevard
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-398-5100 or 800-CLUB-MED
website
Comfort Suites
6505 Metal Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-409-1420
website
Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham I-95
6485 Metal Dr
Ft Pierce, Florida 34945-2706
772-742-2798
website
Days Inn Midtown
3224 South U.S. 1
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
772-465-7000 | 772-464-8010
website
Econo Lodge
3236 South U.S. 1
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
772-461-2323
website
Hampton Inn & Suites
1985 Reynolds Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-828-4100
website
Hampton Inn & Suites at St. Lucie West
155 SW Peacock Boulevard
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-878-5900 or 800-HAMPTON
website
Hilton Garden Inn at PGA Village
8540 Commerce Centre Drive
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-871-6850
website
Holiday Inn Express
7151 Okeechobee Road
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-464-5000
website
Holiday Inn Port St. Lucie
10120 South Federal Highway
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-337-2200 or 800-459-5044
website
MainStay Suites at PGA Village
8501 Champions Way
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-460-8882 or 800-660-MAIN
website
Motel 6
2500 Peters Road
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-461-9937 or 800-466-8356
website
Perfect Drive Golf Villas @ PGA Village
575 Northwest Mercantile Place,
Suite 110
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-873-0445
website
Quality Inn
2831 Reynolds Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
772-460-9855
website
Sheraton’s PGA Vacation Resort at PGA Village
8702 Champions Way
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-460-5700 or 888-847-8262
website
SpringHill Suites by Marriott
2000 N. W. Courtyard Circle
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-871-2929 or 800-287-9400
website
Sleep Inn
2715 Crossroads Parkway Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-595-6080
Fax: 772-595-6070
website
Super 8 Motel
612 South U.S. 1
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950
772-466-8488 or 800-800-8000
website
Vero Beach Inn & Suites
8797 20th St
Vero Beach, Florida 32966
(772) 567-8321
website

RV PARKS AND CAMPGROUNDS

Easy Livin’ RV Park
4611 S. U.S. 1
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
772-461-0800
Holiday Out/Venture III
10701 S. Ocean Drive
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
772-229-1300
website
Nettles Island
9801 S. Ocean Drive
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
772-229-1300
Outdoor Resorts at SLW Motorcoach
800 N W Peacock Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-336-1135 / 866-456-2303
website
Port St. Lucie RV
3703 Jennings Road
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-337-7347
website
Road Runner Travel Resort
5500 St. Lucie Boulevard
Ft. Pierce, FL 34946
772-464-0969 or 800-833-7108
website
Savannas Recreational Area
1400 East Midway Road
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
772-464-7855 | 800-789-5776
website
Treasure Coast RV Resort
2550 Crossroads Parkway
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
772-468-2099 / 866-468-2099
website
Here are some highlights from last year:

Special Keynote Speaker, Jericho Green: