• #BeThere: for yourself and your wingman

    I survived two suicides. In 2015, the person I was seeing ended his own life. A few weeks later I tried to do the same. I am telling you this because I feel that transparency is the best way for me to help others who are going through what I experienced. I’ve learned a lot through my healing

  • September newsletter for IMAs available now

    he September 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

  • Website redesign streamlines resources for Individual Reservists

    In an effort to better serve the unique needs of the Individual Reserve population, HQ RIO has redesigned their public website. The site also has a new, shorter URL: www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/hqrio.aspx. The HQ RIO website is managed specifically for the more than 7,200 Individual Reservists around the

  • AF Reserve IMA selected as ROA annual award winner

    Capt. Paula Moore received the Reserve Officers Association U.S. Air Force Reserve Junior Officer of the Year award, Sept. 12. The award was presented on day two of the Annual ROA National Convention, at the Silver Legacy Resort, in Reno, Nevada. Moore was recognized for her work as the Individual

  • Reserve Lieutenant Colonel promotions announced

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced results for the Calendar Year 2016 Air Force Reserve Line and Non Line Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards today. The boards selected more than 600 Citizen Airmen for promotion.The selection boards convened at ARPC June 13-17 to determine

  • #BeThere, before the call

    When the phone rings in the middle of the night, it’s like an alarm going off in your brain. No one calls at one in the morning to say they were “just thinking of you.”  I received one of those calls 13 years ago and woke to my mom telling me my dad had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The

  • Reserve marathon team member winning with life balance

    Colorado native, Dr. (Lt. Col.) Audrey Hall is one of 10 Air Force Reservists who has been selected to be a member of the Air Force Reserve Command’s Challenge Team in this year’s U.S. Air Force Marathon.Hall, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and staff pediatrician assigned to the 21st Medical

  • Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through

  • Marijuana and the military

    As state recreational and medical marijuana laws change throughout the country, Air Force Reserve Command officials remind reservists that any marijuana use or possession by uniformed service members is still illegal under federal law. And the consequences for breaking this law could be career

  • TFSC Closure

    The Total Force Service Center, located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., will be closed Sept. 2 - 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday and Family Day. Normal duty hours will resume Sept. 6. Citizen Airmen can request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto myPers.We apologize for any