News Stories

  • HQ RIO Customer Service Hour program focuses on assisting Airmen

    Over a regular chat in 2023, Lt Col Phillips and Lt Col Karl decided that IMAs would benefit from human interaction when discussing readiness items or getting questions answered. Thus, the concept of the customer service hour was birthed.RIO launched the customer-service platform in 2023 and called

  • RIO Launches new DTS video series for IRs

    Headquarters Readiness and Integration Organization recently launched a series of Defense Travel System training videos for Individual Reservists.“Our DTS videos are part of a larger initiative to develop easy and accessible videos to assist IRs who create mission impact,” said MSgt. Iliah Duncan,

  • HQ RIO announces IR of the Year 2023

    Headquarters Readiness and Integration Organization announced its 2023 Individual Reservists of the Year awards for the noncommissioned officer, senior NCO, and company and field grade officer categories July 18, 2024.“This year’s award winners ​represent the best of our IR Citizen Airmen,” said

  • Reserve Policy Committee Meets, Focuses on Great Power Competition

    How Great Power Competition (GPC) is impacting the Reserve Component was at the forefront of the discussion when the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee (ARFPC) met for its mid-year Full Conference Forum here in June.“This is your opportunity to speak up, make your voices heard and determine what we

  • Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT

    Department of the Air Force chief information officer and the Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating initiatives to provide the Air Force and Space Force with the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI.

  • RIO publishes new training video

    If you've ever had questions about how to schedule your AT and IDTs at the right time to ensure you have a good R/R year, this video is for you!