Reserve Citizen Airman commissions directly into space mission

When Margaret Ann Atkins first sat down with Tech. Sgt. Michael Smith, Officer Accessions recruiter at Scott Air Force Base, she knew exactly what she wanted to do in the Air Force Reserve. Without hesitation, Atkins expressed her interest in working with the space mission and requested that Smith look into it for her.

Lt. Col. Joseph Walter, wing process manager for the 442d Fighter Wing, soon-to-be 2nd Lt. Margaret "Maggie" Ann Atkins and Tech. Sgt. Michael Smith, Officer Accessions recruiter at Scott AFB, pose for a photo after Atkins takes the oath of enlistment at Whiteman Air Force Base, May 21, 2018.