High-Flying Huskies Take to the Skies
![Five Air Force ROTC cadets pose in front of the nose of a C-130 airplane.](/stories/2024/02/images/img-1514-1-banner1200.jpg)
While not all become pilots, most cadets in Michigan Tech’s Air Force ROTC program will spend time inside a C-130 Hercules aircraft at some point during their careers. A visiting aircrew that included Husky alumni flew in for a memorable Keweenaw mission to familiarize students — and dazzle them with the view from above.
“This was very exciting for all of us,” said Lt. Col. Ben Zuniga, commander of AFROTC Detachment 400 and a professor of aerospace studies. “The aircraft is from the 96th Airlift Squadron based at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Joint Air Reserve Station. As Michigan Tech is located so far from most Air Force units, including active duty, reserve and Air National Guard, this was a very rare opportunity for our cadets to gain this type of flying exposure.”
See the aerial views and learn more about the mission at Stories from Husky Nation.