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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Boeing B-1B Lancers shown at the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Training Center Jan. 17, 2019, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force/Greg L. Davis)

Air Force to Send More than 100 Planes to Boneyard as it Invests in Future Fighters

The service plans to ditch more than 100 planes in its bomber, airlift, tanker and drone fleets in its 2021 budget request.

Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft fly a flight training mission March 16, 2010, over Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The A-10C is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close-air support of ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly

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The U.S. Navy's top leader has determined that 2020 will be the year to get ahead in hypersonic weapons development.

Empty lodging facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

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The Pentagon stressed that the locations have been named as precautionary backup locations.

A Special Tactics operator guards an F-22 Raptor

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Camp Ashland, a Nebraska National Guard base roughly 30 miles from Omaha, will house the latest evacuees.

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft sits on the flightline at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Jan. 16, 2020.. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)

After Departure, JSTARS Surveillance Aircraft Spotted Back in Middle East

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Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers fly over Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2020.. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Matthew Lotz)

2 Navy Jets Fly Like Drones in First-of-Its Kind Experiment

The Navy just demonstrated that two EA-18Gs can be autonomously controlled by a manned fighter in a first-of-its-kind test.

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Air Force Saw Record-Breaking Number of Suicides in 2019

The U.S. Air Force says 137 airmen across the active duty, Guard and Reserve died by suicide in 2019.

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) lands at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, January 26, 2020 for a deployment. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class MacAdam Kane Weissman)

Navy’s New Triton Maritime Surveillance Drones Arrive in Guam for 1st Deployment

Two MQ-4C Triton drones have arrived in Guam as part of the U.S. Navy's first-ever deployment of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Thai soldier places an anti-tank landmine for explosive disposal training.

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The Trump administration has reversed an Obama-era policy that largely prohibited military use of anti-personnel land mines.

An AN/TPS-75 radar rests on the back of a transport vehicle.

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The U.S. Air Force has been trying to replace its radars since 2008. Now, it has to start all over again.

This is an artist rendering of a B-21 Raider concept in a hangar at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Dyess AFB is one of the bases expected to host the new airframe. (Courtesy graphic by Northrop Grumman)

Air Force Finally Releases New Images of Stealthy B-21 Future Bomber

New photorealistic renderings of the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber have officially landed.

Media outlets visit one of the many impact sites created by the recent missile attacks at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020. (U.S. Army/Spc. Derek Mustard)

64 Troops Now Being Treated for TBI Following Iran Missile Attack

The DoD's reporting of the incident has come under scrutiny as officials initially said there were no casualties.

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