• HQ RIO September "Readiness Report" newsletter now available

    The October 2015 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter 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 - October

  • As civilian, reservist 'leads' in fight against forest fires

    In a year that has seen nearly 9 million acres lost to forest fires, the most since 2006, one Air Force Reservist is playing a lead role in beating back the flames. Col. Paul “Buster” Delmonte is an aerial firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service as a civilian. He is a lead plane pilot, escorting

  • HQ RIO September "Readiness Report" newsletter now available

    The September 2015 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter 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 -

  • Reservists prep first responders for Pope's visit

    In July a group of Individual Mobilization Augmentees spent two days training Philadelphia-area first responders on how to respond in the event of a nuclear or radiological terrorist attack. Four IMAs taught the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Incident

  • Editorial | It's a wonderful life

    In the classic 1946 Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Jimmy Stewart (who by the way flew 20 combat bombing missions in World War II, earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses, rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Air Force Reserve, and was the Reserve Commander of Dobbins Air Reserve

  • IMA leads life of service before self

    Growing up on the family farm in the mountains of rural North Carolina, Col. Chris Whitmire said life was all about community and supporting one another. Today, as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and elected member of the North Carolina General Assembly, he continues that lifestyle. His current

  • HQ RIO August "Readiness Report" newsletter now available

    The August 2015 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter 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 - August

  • HQ RIO Det 6 commander, husband retire same day

    On July 17, Headquarters RIO lost 28 years of Individual Reserve management experience when the Detachment 6 commander retired. In a joint ceremony held in the Davis Conference Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Col. Malia Spranger, the Det. 6 commander, retired alongside her husband, Lt. Col. Kurt

  • HQ RIO July "Readiness Report" newsletter available

    The July 2015 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter 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 - July 2015