We go one-on-one with Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96 (USAF Ret.) who has patrolled the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, flown combat missions over Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq, and even soared with the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s elite precision team. As the pilot for SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, he will head closer to the moon than anyone has been since NASA’s Apollo missions of the 1970’s. A native of Durham and a proud alum of the University of New Hampshire, he shared with us some of the places and programs on campus that helped shape his career path. Poteet reflects on lessons learned in the outdoor education program, being a part of the cross country track team, his participation UNH’s Air Force ROTC program, and how all these experiences shaped his future.