2 2 5 ▁ships ▁and ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁aircraft ▁sp anning ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁million ▁square ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Circle ▁to ▁the ▁Equ ator . ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Must in ▁directed ▁US ▁Navy ▁arms ▁control ▁planning , ▁including ▁the ▁ST ART ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁He ▁led ▁high - level ▁US ▁inter ag ency ▁deleg ations ▁to ▁Moscow , ▁London , ▁Paris , ▁Lis bon , ▁Os lo ▁and ▁Se oul . ▁As ▁Commander , ▁NAT O ▁St rik ing ▁Fle et ▁Atlantic , ▁he ▁instit uted ▁major ▁strateg ic ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁NAT O ▁that ▁sh aped ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁mar itime ▁strategy . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁US ▁military ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁n avy ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁after ▁nearly ▁ 3 4 ▁years ▁of ▁active ▁duty ▁service . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁A ▁Navy ▁junior , ▁H ank ▁Must in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B rem erton , ▁Washington , ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁sixth ▁generation ▁of ▁distinguished ▁naval ▁officers ▁and ▁great - ne p hew ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Lloyd ▁Mont ague ▁Must in ▁and ▁Em ily ▁Pro ctor ▁Must in , ▁and ▁names ake ▁of ▁his ▁late ▁grand father ▁Captain ▁Henry ▁C .