By Senior Airman Eugene Oliver, 501st Combat Support Wing Public Affairs / Published December 18, 2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, stands at attention during a United States Space Force induction ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. Mullen became the first Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
Airmen and family members from the 501st Combat Support Wing stand at attention during a playing of the national anthem at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. It was a historic day for the 501st CSW as Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, right, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, became the first Airman from the 501st CSW to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, right, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, takes the oath of enlistment to transition into the United States Space Force at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. Mullen became the first Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, takes the oath of enlistment to transition into the United States Space Force at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. Mullen became the first Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
A United States Space Force patch rests on the arm of Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, right, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. Mullen became the first Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, salutes after taking the oath of enlistment to transition into the United States Space Force at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. Mullen became the first Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, left 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, speaks with an Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing prior to a United States Space Force induction ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. Mullen became the first Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt, left, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, speaks during a United States Space Force induction ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 18, 2020. It was a historic day for the 501st CSW as Senior Master Sgt. Kyle Mullen, right, 423rd Communications Squadron superintendent, became the first Airman from the 501st CSW to transition into the USSF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)