An Air Force pilot originally from the Merrill area, Major Zachary Ratkovich, will be flying a C-130J based out of the Little Rock, Ark., Air Force Base into Oshkosh for the EAA AirVenture on Thursday, July 27, 2023, arriving at approximately 10:30 a.m. He and his crew will have a static display of the C-130J at the show through Sunday, July 30. Ratkovich graduated from Merrill High School Class of 2008 and was a 2012 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. If you’ll be traveling to EAA in Oshkosh this week, check it out and look him up!