April 5, 2017 HQ RIO announces top Individual Reservists of 2016 Two enlisted and two officers were named Individual Reservists for 2016.
March 23, 2017 HQ RIO Airmen earn AFRC manpower, personnel awards Two Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization Airmen earned top spots in the 2016 Air Force Reserve Command Manpower and Personnel Awards.
March 16, 2017 Retiring PA Chief emphasizes power of story Sitting in a small Mexican restaurant in Centennial, Colorado, during the waning hours of the final day of an Air Force career that touched five decades, Chief Master Sgt. Tom Kimball exercises a craft he has spent his entire life perfecting - storytelling. Kimball, who told the Air Force’s story as
Feb. 7, 2017 New mobile app for IMAs is “everywhere you are” The RIO Connect – IMA Mobile Wingman app is available to both Android and Apple users and offers IMAs easy access to the tools and information they need to manage their careers, when and where they need it.
Feb. 6, 2017 Individual Reserve offers unique opportunities to serve The Individual Reserve program offers service members a flexible way to continue serving.
Jan. 25, 2017 Reservist shares civilian skills to support SOCOM Para-Commandos Bill Walsh is a familiar face to the people of Charleston, S.C. He’s been the lead weather forecaster for the #1 station there for 30 years. His face is on billboards and his professional Facebook page has 17,000 followers. Many Charleston residents have come to rely on Bill for his forecasts;
Jan. 19, 2017 Reservist leads active-duty squadron As commander of the 460th Comptroller Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee Maj. Christopher Humphrey is responsible for an organization that provides customer support to 80,000 customers in the Denver area, manages the 460th Space Wing’s
Dec. 21, 2016 IMA is voice of NORAD Tracks Santa Lt. Col. Karl Fruendt is an Individual Mobilization Augmentee logistics officer. He is also the voice of NORAD Tracks Santa.
Nov. 3, 2016 16 EPLOs support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts As Tropical Storm Matthew intensified and morphed into a category 5 Hurricane over the Caribbean this past September, Air Force Reserve Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers in the Southeast United States prepared for the worst.16 EPLOs from Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 were
Oct. 12, 2016 Fitness, teamwork draw Reservist to rucking After running a 5K race each month during his deployment in 2014, and improving his time by 10 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 physical