• 16 EPLOs support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts

    As Tropical Storm Matthew intensified and morphed into a category 5 Hurricane over the Caribbean this past September, Air Force Reserve Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers in the Southeast United States prepared for the worst. 16 EPLOs from Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 were

  • HQ RIO Det 2 leadership changes hands

    Lt. Col. Sharon Stehlik, who helmed Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization Detachment 2 for four years, transferred command to Col. William R. Bridgemohan during the month of October.The hand-off was billed as a soft-transition, with Bridgemohan in the driver’s seat

  • Total Force Service Center closure

    The Total Force Service Center, located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., will be closed Nov. 24-25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday and designated family day. Normal duty hours will resume Nov. 28. Citizen Airmen can request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto myPers.We apologize for any

  • ARPC Command Chief celebrates 28 years of AF service

    Chief Master Sgt. Ruthe Flores, Air Reserve Personnel Center command chief, retired during a ceremony here Oct. 27.Members of Air Reserve Personnel Center joined Flores’ friends, family and colleagues to celebrate the chief’s 28-years of service to the Air Force.Flores was born in Encarnacion,

  • October newsletter for IMAs available now

    The October 2016 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter for Individual Reservists is now available for digital download.The Readiness Report is the official newsletter of Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization and is designed to deliver news and information to

  • ARPC Airman earns AF Competition Pistol Shot Badge

    A master sergeant assigned here recently earned his U.S. Air Force Elementary Excellence in Competition (EIC) Pistol Badge during a firearm match at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Master Sgt. Derek Perrault, ARPC training manager, performed in the top 10 percent of competitors in

  • CY16 Reserve Command Screening Board results announced

    The CY16 Reserve Command Screening Board convened Aug. 1 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley AFB, Colo.  The board reviewed the records of all eligible, qualified Reserve officers and recommended those officers as best qualified for assignment consideration to fill Reserve Wing Commander,

  • Fitness, teamwork draw Reservist to rucking

    After running a 5K race each month during his deployment in 2014, and improving his time by ten minutes, Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Robert Hattan was looking for a way to stay fit when he came home.That’s when he heard about a new challenge called GORUCK, an events series that focus on the

  • Lawyer finds path to service in Air Force Reserve

    Rumbling tanks, riot police, tear-gas grenades and hungry citizens standing in lines for bread and meat rations.  These could be scenes from many war movies or deployments, but they are not. These are Capt. Tomasz Nowak’s memories from his childhood in Communist Poland in the early 1980s.Nowak, who

  • Individual Reservists must obtain flu vaccine by Jan. 1

    Flu season is back and all Individual Reservists (IMAs and PIRRs) must obtain their vaccination by Jan. 1, 2017. Members who receive the flu vaccination from a civilian provider must ensure they submit proper documentation in order to have their Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) updated.   Members