Captain Olson is an Air Force ROTC instructor at Detachment 610, North Dakota State University, in Fargo, North Dakota. His primary duties include leading, recruiting, and training prospective officers on USAF & USSF foundations, history, leadership & national security affairs.

Captain Olson enlisted in the Air Force in April 2005 and graduated Basic Military Training from Lackland AFB. In August 2005 he graduated Medical Material technical training at Sheppard AFB. He spent seven years in the Medical Logistics career field before starting a five-year, Missile Alert Facility Manager, special duty at Malmstrom AFB in 2011. Captain Olson commissioned from Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB in 2017. He completed technical training on the Minuteman III Missile system at Vandenberg AFB in 2017 and accomplished his crew time at Minot AFB where he served as the Assistant Chief, Standards & Evaluations. Captain Olson arrived at NDSU in November of 2023 currently serves as the Education and Recruiting officer.

EDUCATION
2009 Airman Leadership School, Charleston AFB, SC
2013 Joint Senior PME Course, Non-Residence
2015 NCO Academy, Keesler AFB, MS
2016 SNCO Academy, Non-Residence
2016 Bachelor of Arts, Logistics Management, American Military University
2025 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1.April 2005 - June 2005, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2.June 2005 – August 2005, Student, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3.August 2005 – April 2009, Medical Material Journeyman, 437th Medical Support Squadron Charleston AFB, SC
4.January 2007 – May 2007, Medical Logistics, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram AB, Afghanistan
5.April 2009 – October 2011, Medical Material Craftsman, 341st Medical Support Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT
6.October 2011 – March 2017, Facility Manager, NCOIC, 10th Missile Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT
7.March 2017 – June 2017, Trainee, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL
8.June 2017 – November 2017, Student, Vandenberg AFB, CA
9.November 2017 – November 2023, Assistant Chief, Standards & Evaluations, Minot AFB, ND
10. November 2023 – Present, Instructor/Education and Recruiting Officer, North Dakota State University, Fargo ND

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal one oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2007 Air Force Medical Material Airman of the Year
2010 Air Force Global Strike, Medical Material NCO of the year
2014 Malmstrom AFB, NCO of the year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
AB April 19, 2005
Amn October 19, 2005
A1C August 19, 2006
SrA October 19, 2007
SSgt August 01, 2009
TSgt July 01, 2013
MSgt July 01, 2016
2d Lt June 02, 2017
1st Lt June 02, 2019
Capt June 02, 2021