• HQ RIO first sergeant wins top honors

    Master Sgt. Jerrod Kester, the Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization first sergeant, earned top honors at Air Force Reserve Command.At an awards banquet held at the Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, Kester was named as AFRC’s first sergeant of the year

  • One Airman, Global Impact | IMA leads runway evaluation team to Liberia

    After six months of flying troops and supplies for Operation United Assistance into Liberia’s only international airport, U.S. Africa Command members feared the heavy transport aircraft had taken a toll on the runway’s decaying, 40-year-old asphalt. To determine the condition of the tarmac at

  • Sexual assault survivor: One Airman’s story

    Sexual assault is a hot topic -- one addressed in annual training and at commander's calls throughout the Air Force -- yet the details of victims' stories are seldom mentioned. This is understandable. These crimes against service members are intensely personal. Also, as many survivors have learned,

  • Casualty Assistance Representative Training

    Casualty Assistance Representative (CAR) Training: Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center announced annual CAR Training for Field Support Services personnel will be held at Buckley AFB, Colo., July 22-23. The training consists of briefings by subject matter experts on all casualty statuses and

  • WWII ex-POW veteran receives medals, thanks ARPC professionals

    A bomber pilot held as a prisoner of war during World War II visited the Air Reserve Personnel Center here to receive his POW Medal among various other medals, then took time to personally meet and thank the members on the recognition service team who assisted him April 17, 2015.The request for

  • Editorial | Sexual Assault Prevention: know your part, do your part

    April 2015 marks the 14th annual observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). By bringing awareness, recognition and training to our Airmen, this program has made great strides towards reducing sexual assaults in our Air Force.  A Department of Defense survey indicated that

  • CY15B RSSB Invitation to apply

    CY15B RSSB Invitation to Apply - The CY15B Reserve School Selection Board will convene July 13 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.Both the Invitation to Apply and RSSB Application can be found on myPers located under the red "News Alert" tab or on the vPC Dashboard

  • HQ RIO April "Readiness Report" newsletter now available

    The April edition of the Readiness Report is now available for digital download. The Readiness Report is the official newsletter of Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization. Click the link below to download the full PDF: The Readiness Report - April

  • Holocaust Remembrance Day observed

    Holocaust Remembrance Day is being commemorated April 16 during this year's Days of Remembrance that will be observed here April 12–19.The Week of Remembrance runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah, through the following Sunday. This year's theme is Learning from the