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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Bell 360 Invictus rendering. Courtesy Bell

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F.E. Warren Air Force Base (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from RAF Fairford, England, on Jan. 10, 2018. RAF Fairford serves as United States Air Forces in Europe's forward operating location for bombers. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

B-52 Bomber Upgrade on Track Despite Continuing Resolution, Air Force Says

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A critical care air transport team tends to a patient during a nearly 20-hour direct flight from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to San Antonio on Aug. 18, 2019. The service member was cared for by a joint service team of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation specialists, an aeromedical evacuation team and a CCATT in order to maintain the highest level of care possible during transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Mancuso)

'They Weren't Gonna Stop:' Inside the 8,000-Mile Race to Save a Wounded Soldier's Life

With the amount of equipment and coordination needed, "rarely does it ever work out so perfectly."

Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs a high-speed pass during the Oregon International Airshow on ,Sept. 21, 2019 in McMinnville, Oregon. The F-35 Demo Team co-headlined the show with the Royal Air Force Red Arrows. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

F-35 Testing Delays Continue, Even as Aircraft Has Made Its Combat Debut

Problems integrating parts of the Joint Simulation Environment are keeping the aircraft from reaching expanded production.

The commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, appears at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Senate Confirms Air Force Gen. Hyten as Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman

The move comes after a months-long inquiry into uncorroborated sexual assault allegations against him.

From left to right, the guided-missile destroyer Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), and the guided-missile destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) conduct a refueling-at sea, while the guided-missile cruiser Normandy (CG 60) (far left) and guided-missile destroyer Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) (center right) stand-by in the Atlantic Ocean onSept. 7, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)

Navy Moves Ships into the High North as Arctic Competition Intensifies

The Navy is moving to expand its presence in the Arctic.

Stacey Butler (right) a clothing designer with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Air Force Uniform Office, measures Capt. Taylor Harrison's maternity Airman Battle Uniform. ( U.S. Air Force/Brian Brackens)

Air Force Ditches Medical Waiver for Some Pregnant Airmen Who Want to Fly Longer

The new policy removes some flight restrictions on drone pilots, among others.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea (Michael Singley/U.S. Navy)

Under the Wire, Navy Says it Has Met Mattis' Fighter Jet Readiness Deadline

Officials said F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets each "stand above" the 80% readiness goal.

Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Rein. Facebook photo

Elite Air Force Rescue Squadron Commander Relieved over 'Loss of Confidence'

The head of an elite Air Force rescue squadron has been removed after more than a year in the job.

Lt. Col. Nicholas Petren takes command of the 90th Security Forces Squadron in a July 6, 2018, ceremony at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. (U.S. Air Force photo by Glenn S. Robertson)

F.E. Warren Security Forces Commander Relieved Following Investigation

Lt. Col. Nicholas Petren, head of the 90th SFS, was removed "due to a loss of confidence" in his leadership.

An MQ-1 Predator sits on the flight line Feb. 2, 2018, at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Thompson)

For Air Force Drone Operators, Connection with Unmanned Aircraft Runs Deep

Air Force Col. Stephen Jones admits that having emotional ties to a drone may seem a bit strange to an outsider.

Secretary of the Air Force Nominee Barbara Barrett testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as a part of the confirmation process, Sept 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force/Wayne Clark)

Senator Threatens to Hold Back Air Force Nominee Over Trump Resort Stays

Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Barbara Barrett to promise to end spending at properties belonging to the "grifter-in-chief."

A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base’s total force team, 22nd Air Refueling Wing and 931st ARW, sits on the taxiway at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, August 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel de La Fé)

Air Force’s Problem-Plagued New Tanker Likely Won’t Deploy for 3 Years or More

It doesn't look as if the problems plaguing the U.S. Air Force's KC-46 Pegasus tanker will be over anytime soon.

Senior Airman Chris Barrier from the 124th Security Forces Squadron get his waist measurement during his annual fitness assessment, Gowen Field, Idaho, April 11, 2015. (Air National Guard/Senior Airman Cassie Morlock)

After PT Deaths, Air Force Weighs Separating Waist Measurement from Fitness Test

The Air Force's top enlisted leader said some airmen go to extremes, even starving themselves, to pass the tape test.

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