Space cowboys: They were born on this rock, and they may be soon traveling through space. A combination of Army training and Space Force personnel was required to produce such a fantastic trio.

Thomas Novelly reports for Military.com:

After being covered in dust, sweat, dirt and blood, three officers emerged from the West Texas desert last week and were given their spurs and Stetson cowboy hats by the Army, becoming the first ever “space cowboys.”

The three Space Force Guardians traveled to Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, to complete an Army Cavalry Spur Ride, a series of arduous combat tests and physical training exercises in which service members often ruck-march in between challenges — the first members of the military’s newest and smallest service to do so.

Space Force Capt. Bradley Evans, an engineer at White Sands Missile Range who took part in the Spur Ride, told Military.com that all of the Guardians who participated completed the challenges, though some Army soldiers didn’t make it through.

It’s easy enough to imagine the smirk on Evans’s face as he confirms that his guardians made it through to a man while some Army personnel failed to earn their spurs. Whatever you are, Space Force, congrats — you fast-talkin’ cats.