• 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

  • 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

  • Reservist aims to change national veteran narrative

    The average American has three categories for all veterans: hero, victim and monster.So says Capt. Melissa Boatwright, the founder of Battle Tested Veterans, a not-for-profit dedicated to changing the national veteran narrative through the use of data and first-person stories.The idea for the

  • Reservist augments MAJCOM, earns quarterly FGO award

    An individual Reservist voluntarily supporting the financial management office at Air Combat Command was named the FM field grade officer of the third quarter.Maj. Jason J. Bishop, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee budget analyst assigned to Los Angeles Air Force Base, has been on loan to ACC

  • August newsletter for IMAs available now

    The August 2016 edition of the Readiness Report newsletter for Individual Mobilization Augmentees 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

  • IMAs support multinational USSOUTHCOM exercise

    Two Individual Mobilization Augmentees supported U.S. Southern Command’s PANAMAX 16 exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 29 through Aug. 4.Col. Mary Johnson and Lt. Col. Charlotte Jackson supported the annual exercise. PANAMAX is a 7-day, multinational exercise simulating command

  • Q&A with the HQ RIO commander

    Col. Carolyn A. Stickell is the commander of HQ RIO. She assumed command June 24, 2015. What is one thing you've learned about leadership in the past year? Trusting and empowering your people is a powerful leadership tool.  We have an incredible team of professionals with great ideas and tremendous

  • Initial URC training now available on-demand

    A training for newly appointed Unit Reserve Coordinators is now available 24/7 via the Advanced Distributed Learning System.The course, which was released July 26, takes about one hour to complete, is mandatory for all URCs and provides the tools needed to educate commanders on matters related to