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Plain City native assumes command of US Navy precommissioning submarine
GROTON, CONN. — An Ogden-area native officially assumed command of a Block V Virginia-class submarine at a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, earlier this month. Cmdr. Christian Olsen grew up in Plain City and looks back fondly upon his days attending Fremont High School, playing football, performing in the band and water skiing on Willard Bay. Now, he's the commander of the Pre-Commissioning Unit, or PCU, Arizona, after previously having served aboard the USS Maine, the USS Dallas and the USS Columbus. Olsen assumed command of the nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine from its first ...