King Earns Mitchell Award

Cadet Tysen King of Volga has received the prestigious Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award. Maj Tyler Gross, the South Dakota Deputy Wing Commander, presented the award during a ceremony held at the Big Sioux Composite Squadron meeting.

A recent 2026 Sioux Valley High School graduate, King has enlisted in the United States Air Force and is scheduled to depart for Basic Military Training in August 2026.

By earning the Mitchell Award, King is eligible for advanced placement and will enter the Air Force at the grade of E-3 (Airman First Class), skipping the first two enlistment pay grades. He is slated to become a Geospatial Intelligence Specialist, a role that involves analyzing satellite and aerial imagery to support global military operations.