• Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary

    The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.

  • HQ RIO; making it easy to serve

    The Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) forces are part of a global organization comprised of the best Airmen our nation has to offer. As commander, Headquarters Readiness and Integration Organization (HQ RIO), it is an absolute privilege to serve the nearly 8,000 IMAs around

  • ARCNet individual readiness report modifications

    ARCNet is releasing modifications to the individual readiness report on 11 October 2019. These modifications will streamline the display to what is needed for calculating an individual’s readiness.Fields for Last Decoration, Evaluation, and PME are being removed from the report. Any comments older

  • REMINDER: AROWS-R usage mandatory

    All Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA), are reminded that the use of the Air Force Reserve Order Writing System (AROWS-R), is mandatory for all AF Forms 938, Request and Authorization for Active Duty Training/Active duty Tour and DD Forms 1610, Request and Authorization for TDY Travel of DoD

  • AROWS-R orders requests must be submitted by Oct. 17, 2019

    The Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS) is scheduled to be upgraded to the latest version of Oracle software starting Nov. 4, 2019.Prior to DEAMS going down all AROWS-R orders requests scheduled before, during or shortly after the DEAMS upgrade MUST be created and fully

  • AFRC restructures the enlisted grade force

    On October 1, more than 3,500 enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen will see upgrades to their grade authorizations.MAJCOM senior enlisted leaders and other key members reviewed, evaluated and restructured the enlisted grade authorizations as part of the Enlisted Grade Council, established in 2016. The

  • Influenza requirement update – suspense change to Dec. 15, 2019

    IAW DHA-IPM-19-006, 29 Aug 2019, in order to maximize force medical readiness before peak influenza season, the Air Force goal is to immunize greater than 90% of all Active and Reserve Component (RC) personnel by December 15, 2019.Air Force personnel who are required to receive the flu vaccine have

  • Integrated SAPR & Suicide Prevention training to be completed by end of CY19

    Have you completed your annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) and Suicide Prevention training? If not, you still have three months to complete your Integrated SAPR and Suicide Prevention annual training for CY19.  Please coordinate completion with your base Unit Training Manager (UTM)

  • HQ RIO IR Orientation Class Date Announced

    HQ RIO Readiness Training team will be hosting an Inidividual Reservist (IR) Orientation at HQ RIO, Buckley AFB, Colo., November 18-20, 2019.  The maximum number of attendees for each course is 60. The course provides IRs with tools and information to effectively manage their Air Force career.

  • Goldfein emphasizes fitness by walking (actually, running) the walk

    By the time he finished 13.1 miles later, the 59-year-old Goldfein was able to claim a personal achievement and something larger – a hard to miss statement from the highest levels about the critical role fitness plays in assuring that the Air Force meets every mission, every time and everywhere.