• All remaining FY19 AT requests must be submitted by June 1

    Per AFI 36-2254 vol. 1, para 5.7.1, all reservists must have annual tour (AT) orders published by 30 June each Fiscal Year.In order to meet these requirements, all AT requests by IMAs for the remainder of FY19 must be submitted through the Air Reserve Orders Writing System-Reserve (AROWS-R) no later

  • Updated Reserve and Travel pay changes effective Oct. 15, 2018

    MyPers is now the exclusive system for IR customer communications and document submissions going forward. Effective Oct. 15, 2018, IRs must submit all Reserve and Travel pay documentation through myPers via the RIO website.Reserve pay document submissions:

  • Air Force Reservist serves key role in Florida veterans court

    Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman Senior Master Sgt. James Salgado plays a key role in the Tampa-area Veterans Treatment Court, volunteering as lead mentor and operations director for the court which has a bi-weekly docket of nearly 100 veterans.

  • Individual Reservist Transition Assistance Program

    How do I know if my TAP requirements has been met?By (1)completing the DD 2648-1 (Preseparation Briefing & Checklist), (2)attending required TAP workshop, and (3)completion of DD 2958 (ITP checklist/Capstone). Both forms must be uploaded by A&FRC into AFFIRST system. A&FRC can also verify your

  • February newsletter for IMAs available

    The February 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 designed to deliver news and information to

  • Individual Reserve Airmen of 2015 announced

    The Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization recently announced the 2015 IR Airmen of the Year.   The award program recognizes the accomplishments of the outstanding Airmen augmenting active-duty forces and government agencies world-wide."The quality of the

  • PA chief authors book on Air Force Medal of Honor recipient

    In his new book, At All Costs, Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Proietti captures the life and death of a Vietnam War, Medal of Honor recipient with a narrative fit for Hollywood.The book, Proietti’s first, tells the story of Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. “Dick” Etchberger, a radar repairman during the

  • Online SAPR training available for IRs who cannot complete with AD unit

    Individual Reservists who are unable to complete their annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training with their active-duty unit may now perform training online.In a memo dated May 14, 2015, Maj. Gen. Richard S. Haddad, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, directs IRs to make every

  • Top orders-processing issues for Individual Reservists

    The HQ RIO Reserve Pay Office has nearly completed its transition from the Readiness Management Group, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, to Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. During this transition the HQ RIO military pay technicians have noticed trends in pay documentation errors which are

  • 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