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

Latest Articles

Soldiers stationed on U.S. Army Garrison Casey conduct pre-screening.

US Military Cracks Down on Travel, Cancels Meetings as Coronavirus Cases Spread

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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kathy La Sauce is presented with a personalized SAM Fox blues jacket.

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F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talons perform a fly over

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Two U.S. Air Force pilots prepare to land a C-130J Super Hercules Sept. 9, 2015, at Diyarbakir Air Base, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush)

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Soldiers stationed on U.S. Army Garrison Casey conduct pre-screening processes on individuals awaiting entry to the base.

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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, speaks during a news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 Demo-1 launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Air Force Generals to Elon Musk: The Fighter Jet Era Isn't over Yet

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A KC-46 Pegasus approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker.

Air Force's Troubled Tanker Is Years Away from Use -- Unless It’s Needed to Fight

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High Speed Strike Weapon (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

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The Pentagon has worked steadily to create hypersonic weapons, which move at more than five times the speed of sound.

Capt. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot.

The Air Force Has its First Female F-35 Demo Team Commander and Pilot

Capt. Kristin "Beo" Wolfe of the 388th Fighter Wing was inducted as the new team commander for the 2020-2021 air show season.

An A-29 Super Tucano pitch to land in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

US Special Operations Command Now Wants its Own Light Attack Aircraft Fleet

The U.S. Air Force may only want a handful of light attack aircraft, but U.S. Special Operations Command appears to want 75.

Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. attends a briefing by Air Commodore Rob Chipman.

White House Nominates Nation's 1st African American Military Service Chief

The White House has nominated Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown to be the next top general to lead the U.S. Air Force.

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne board a C-17 at Camp Taji, Iraq.

CENTCOM Limits Troop Travel in Middle East Due to Coronavirus Fears

Additional limits are in place for the 7th Fleet in the Pacific.

A convoy with German citizens from Wuhan drives toward the hospital DRK Clinics Berlin Koepenick.

US Military Braces for Base Lockdowns in Germany as Coronavirus Cases Rise

Preparations in Germany follow facility closures at the base in Vicenza, Italy.

Special Warfare Airmen fast rope from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter.

Air Force Announces New Entry Program for Enlisted Special Warfare Training

The U.S. Air Force has created a new single-entry program for recruits interested in special warfare careers.

A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W hangs in the anechoic chamber.

In Vietnam-Era Throwback, New Air Force Rescue Helo Is the 'Jolly Green II'

It’s official: the U.S. Air Force will call its new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter the "Jolly Green II."

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