• RIO Connect app revolutionizes access to information

    The latest release of the RIO Connect Individual Mobilization Augmentee Mobile Wingman application now enables Reserve Citizen Airmen to access common access card-secured sites from their mobile devices when paired with a mobile CAC reader and associated software.

  • Nominations for JAYCEES TOYA awards due Nov. 1

    Nominations for the 2017 Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award are due to your servicing HQ RIO Detachment by Nov. 1.The TOYA program serves to recognize up to ten individuals between the ages of 18 and 40 who exemplify the best attributes of the nation’s young people. Nominations are

  • Individual Reservists must complete annual AFPAAS update

    All Airmen are required to update or verify their contact information in the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System (AFPAAS) annually.Visit https://AFPAAS.af.mil to complete your update/verification.Once logged in, select the "My Info" tab and then “Contact Information.” Review

  • CY18 CCM Screening Board instructions for Individual Reservists

    Applications for the CY18 Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sergeant Screening Board (CCM) are due to the Air Reserve Personnel Center by Monday, Nov. 6.Application packages must include: CCM Screening Board Worksheet AFFMS report Biography Letter of intentFor eligibility and detailed

  • PACOM JIOC seeks qualified intel Airmen

    The U.S. Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center, or JIOC, is currently looking for qualified intelligence Airmen (14NX, 1N0X, 1N1X) to fill IMA vacancies at JIOC joint detachments throughout the United States.

  • September newsletter for Individual Reservists now available

    The September 2017 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 published monthly to deliver news and

  • Individual Reservists activated for Irma response

    More than 35 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers were activated in response to Hurricane Irma’s destructive path through the Caribbean and the Southeast United States. These Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen were deployed across the eastern seaboard, from the Virgin Islands to Washington, D.C.,

  • Meet the new RIO Det 8 commander

    Col. Nathan Yates is the new HQ RIO Detachment 8 commander, following Col. Michelle Barrett’s departure in July.Yates comes to RIO from the 310th Operations Group, where he was the deputy commander. Yates is very familiar with the Individual Reserve, having served as an Individual Mobilization

  • Individual Reservists lend a hand after Harvey

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which flooded the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana with more than 50 inches of rain, Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees were on the ground helping with recovery efforts.Many of these Reserve Citizen Airmen contributed in uniform, as emergency

  • Editorial: Collaboration is key to IMA success

    Reporting for duty as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee often means getting thrown right into the mix with little to no ramp-up time.  You’re expected to be proficient, professional, and capable of accomplishing the mission, no matter what.As a public affairs IMA with USFK, Yongsan Army Garrison,