Oriana Pawlyk

Oriana Pawlyk is Military.com’s air warfare reporter covering everything from the latest personnel trends, aircraft, investigations, defense technology, to Air Force operations all over the world. Pawlyk is also an active member of the Pentagon Press Association.

She previously covered air campaign operations in the Middle East and Europe, plus uniforms, cyber, Guard and Reserve duties, physical training and technology for Air Force Times. Pawlyk edited the Military Times Early Bird Brief newsletter in 2015, compiling the top national security stories driving the day. Pawlyk attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she received a bachelor’s in Journalism and English Literature.

Email: oriana.pawlyk@monster.com

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Col. Thomas G. Falzarano. Air Force photo

Air Force Colonel Who Commanded 21st Space Wing Found Dead at Home

Col. Thomas Falzarano was found unresponsive at his home and pronounced dead at the scene, the 21st said in a news release.

Airmen communicate with rescue forces with a radio during a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape exercise.

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F-35 Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base

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Air Force pilots fly T-38 Talons in formation over Missouri, Oct. 26, 2017.

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The suspension was directed months after two Air Force T-38 trainer aircraft were involved in an accident at Vance AFB.

Elon Musk speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson during a Q&A.

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U.S. Air Force weapons loaders pick-up an AIM-120 missile during an Agile Combat Employment exercise, at Spangdahlem Air Base.

Air Force Pushes Ahead with Plans for Austere Personnel Hubs in Europe

Air Force officials want to build bases in Europe that are almost as agile as the service's combat units.

General Joseph L. Lengyel (left), Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits Texas National Guard service members serving at the Tarrant Area Food Bank in Fort Worth.

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In this Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, watches troops marching as he and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool Photo via AP)

Fewer Russian Mercenaries Entering Syria Since Airstrike: Mattis

Operations in eastern Syria have been scaled back after U.S. fighter jets fired on hundreds of alleged Russian mercenaries.

A pilot prepares for flight on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). (Kenneth Abbate/U.S. Navy)

New Round of Incentives Aims to Keep Navy Pilots in Service

Three key aviation bonus programs are expanding amid a Pentagon-wide aviator shortfall.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Posch, a pararescueman from the 308st Rescue Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, daisy chains his lines from a parachute he used during drop zone familiarization training at Guardian Centers, Perry, Georgia, October 11, 2017. Posch was among seven airmen killed March 15 in a helicopter crash in western Iraq. (Stephen Schester/Air Force)

Airmen Killed in Iraq Helicopter Crash Were from 3 Rescue Units

The Defense Department has identified all seven combat search and rescue airmen killed in the HH-60 Pave Hawk crash in Iraq.

The Air Force Is Dropping Mattis' 80% Aircraft Readiness Goal

That's according to the general nominated to be the next Air Force chief of staff.

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A team of tactical air control party (TACP) officer candidates examine a map

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The U.S. Air Force has created a new Air Force Specialty Code that will move its special tactics, tactical air control party...

A screengrab from the first recruiting commercial released by U.S. Space Force (U.S. Space Force)

Space Force Has Launched Its First Recruiting Commercial

"Some people look to the stars and ask, 'What if?' Our job is to have an answer," the commercial states.

Three of the 88 Air Force Academy graduates who will directly transfer to U.S. Space Force.

Meet the New Lieutenants Joining US Space Force

The lieutenants agreed one thing is certain: Space Force is not just a concept anymore.

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