• Reservists to receive high-tech travel cards

    In January, the Department of Defense began an upgrade to all Citi Bank Government Travel Charge Cards.The new travel cards will include chip and personal identification number technology; a more secure means of processing credit card transactions. To receive the new cards, Reservists should log-in

  • ARPC remembers its first African-American commander

    Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev were three leading names of the 1980s. Another great leader made headlines in the U.S. Air Force Reserve May 16, 1987, when the Air Reserve Personnel Center welcomed an African-American as their commander.Col. Joseph C. Ramsey was the first and

  • 27 pay dates for civilians in 2015

    Civilian employees will have 27 pay dates in 2015 vice the usual 26, so some employees might need to adjust their Thrift Savings Plan contribution elections to receive the maximum agency matching contributions for 2015.The Internal Revenue Code imposes a limit each year on the amount that an

  • ARPC member graduates from NCO academy

    A technical sergeant from the Air Reserve Personnel Center recently graduated from the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy Class 15-2 feb. 13, 2015, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.Congratulations to the following technical sergeants:Air Reserve Personnel CenterTech. Sgt. Letitia Edwards460th Civil

  • A time to honor

    Members of the Air Reserve Personnel Center here and other federal, state and local agencies will enjoy an extended weekend in observance of President's Day, Feb. 16. Two historical figures, President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, celebrated their birthdays in the month of

  • Reserve intel officer authors award-winning fiction

    An Individual Mobilization Augmentee assigned to the 566th Intelligence Squadron recently published a novel that took second place in the 2014 Kindle Awards Best Fiction category.The Long Journey: Tales from a World Yet to Come is Capt. Cara J. Swanson's fourth book; all of which she released

  • HQ RIO February "Readiness Report" newsletter now available

    The February edition of the Readiness Report is now available for digital download. The Readiness Report is the official newsletter of Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization.Click the link below to download the full PDF:The Readiness Report - February

  • 75 day leave carryover ends Sept. 30

    Effective Sept. 30, military members will no longer be able to carry more than 60 days of leave into the next fiscal year, in accordance with 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requirements.Unless they are approved for special leave accrual, Regular Air Force and Active Guard Reserve - or AGR -