13 Apr 2017

HQ RIO announces 2016 Individual Reservists of Year

The Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization announced the 2016 Individual Reservists of the Year, April 4. The award program recognizes the accomplishments of the outstanding Airmen who augment active-duty forces and government agencies world-wide. A team of Airmen from the Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center evaluated the nomination packages and selected the winners.

5 Apr 2017

HQ RIO announces top Individual Reservists of 2016

Two enlisted and two officers were named Individual Reservists for 2016.

16 Mar 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 a public affairs Airman during his 22-year

9 Feb 2017

Reservist wraps up two-year mobilization, supports OIR in Turkey

Over the past two years, Individual Mobilization Augmentee Col. Carl Magnusson has travelled the globe in support of a variety of U.S. operations.The U.S. Pacific Command Air Force Reservist has seen Japan, the Philippines, and Mongolia as a joint exercise control group director, and most recently, Kuwait and Turkey, where he supported Operation

6 Feb 2017

Individual Reserve offers unique opportunities to serve

The Individual Reserve program offers service members a flexible way to continue serving.

25 Jan 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; some also know about his “side gig.”  Bill is also

19 Jan 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 finances, and ensures all financial laws and regulations are followed.

18 Jan 2017

January newsletter for IMAs available

The January 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 Air Force Individual Mobilization Augmentees and

6 Oct 2016

Lawyer finds path to service in Air Force Reserve

Rumbling tanks, riot police, tear-gas grenades and hungry citizens standing in lines for bread and meat rations.These could be scenes from many war movies or deployments, but they are not. These are Capt. Tomasz Nowak’s memories from his childhood in Communist Poland in the early 1980s.Nowak, who is an Individual Mobilization Augmentee Judge

14 Jul 2016

Intelligence officer finds research is for the birds

For many, an Antarctic cruise to spend time with penguins is just a dream. For Capt. Hila Levy, it’s all in a day’s work.Levy is an Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee intelligence officer at the Joint Reserve Intelligence Support Element, Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom. She is also a leader in the field of penguin