North Dakota native exercizes his home state’s maritime heritage, assumes command of submarine:

Cmdr. Nathan H. Martin was promoted to captain at a change of command ceremony April 25 in Naval Base Kitsap Bangor’s Deterrent Park, Wash. He replaced Cpt. David A. Ogburn, who commanded the vessel for 31 months, since 2005.

“This is a great crew,” Martin said in a press release. “I have seen how they operate over the last month and I am excited to take command. I have seen this crew perform to the highest of standards and I know that it will not change for me.”

Martin graduated from Clifford-Galesburg High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from North Dakota State University in 1988. He still has family living in the Grand Forks area.

For all you North Dakotans who go down to the sea in ships.