• 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

  • #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