The Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness Integration Organization (HQ RIO) is located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. Its mission is to seamlessly integrate wartime-ready Individual Reserve forces to meet Air Force and Combatant Commander requirements.
HQ RIO standardizes the processes for service members in the Individual Reserve program. The IR force is comprised of Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs), who are accountable to the Air Force Reserve Command and assigned to funded, active-component positions, or Participating Individual Ready Reservists (PIRRs), who participate for points towards retirement only. Both IMAs and PIRRs augment active-component missions and are rated by active-component or government agency supervisors.
There are more than 2,700 enlisted members and more than 4,500 officers in the IR. IMAs and PIRRs support more than 50 major commands, combatant commanders and government agencies. To be fully ready for mobilization, Reservists must meet annual readiness, medical and dental requirements, have a current security clearance, and be fully-qualified in their Air Force Specialty.