• Your piece of the puzzle matters

    It is so critical for each of us in the Air Force Reserve to understand why we serve, how our individual piece contributes to the bigger picture and why what we do is so important. Especially because as reservists we have to put our regularly scheduled life on hold at least once a month and the

  • Reserve Citizen Airman presented two bronze stars

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.-- The Air Force Space Command and Joint Force Space Component Commander Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, presented two bronze star medals, including one with valor, to a Reserve Citizen Airman from the 308th Rescue Squadron on June 14, 2019. Tech. Sgt. Nick Torres, a 308th

  • July newsletter for Individual Reservists now available

    The July 2019 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter for Individual Reservists is now available for digital download.The Readiness Report is the official publication of Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization and is published monthly to deliver news and

  • Developmental education opportunites for Reserve Citizen Airmen

    Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen are selected every year to attend Developmental Education courses boarded through the Reserve School Selection Board (RSSB A&B), Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB), and Enlisted Developmental Education Board (EDEB). The boards are held

  • Individual Reservist RDEDB applications due Aug. 28

    Applications for the academic year 2020-2021 Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB) must be submitted via vPC to your servicing HQ RIO Detachment by August 28, 2019.Full eligibility requirements and application instructions are available in the RDEDB invitation to apply.The RDEDB

  • Online worksheet to replace biannual AGR review board

    Lt. Gen Richard Scobee, Chief of Air Force Reserve, approved changes to the Active Guard Reserve program earlier this year which are expected to be implemented September 1. One significant change to the program was the elimination of an AGR Review Board, or ARB, which was held twice a year. The

  • HQ ARPC enlisted development call focuses on AF heritage

    Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center held its first Enlisted Development Call here July 1.The concept was created and vetted through senior leaders following the Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Survey (DEOCS) that was conducted last fall.“One of the major areas of feedback that came out of

  • Preparing for the possibility of a busy hurricane season

    The hurricane season is upon us and it stretches from 1 June to 30 November. Now is a good time to bolster preparedness and review lessons learned after hurricanes such as Hurricane Michael devastated parts of the United States last year.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

  • IMAs must submit all IDTs for FY20 by August 15

    Per AFI 36-2254, vol. 1, para. 4.2.1.2., IMA members will develop a schedule of IDTs with their supervisors no later than (NLT) 15 August for the upcoming FY. All IDT periods for both IMA and PIRR members must be approved in advance, in writing, by the member's supervisor with an information copy to