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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Leland Thomas, 87, receives handshakes from children at the Korean War Memorial on Nov. 8, 2018. Thomas served in both Korea and Vietnam as a combat cameraman, and conducted interviews with prisoners of war. (Oriana Pawlyk/Military.com)

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Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole, a co-pilot in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, raises a glass to toast the 74th anniversary of the raid on April 18, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (Photo: Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer)

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Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover.

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Aircrew egress systems specialists hoist an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy

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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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Biden shakes hands with Iraqi prime minister in Oval Office.

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Frank Kendall III, President Joe Biden's nominee to be secretary of the Air Force, appears for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

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Defense Department police officer Richard Martinez, a patrol officer with the 673d Security Forces Squadron, turns on a new body camera during a routine stop Jan. 8, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Senior Airman Crystal A. Jenkins/U.S. Air Force)

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The service estimates 13 units actively employed body cameras; nine had bought the equipment but had not activated them for...

Black Rifle Coffee Company aspires to help you live the life of your dreams.

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Patriot Express service flight from Italy

After the Air Force Ended Rapid COVID Testing at Patriot Express Ports, Hundreds Couldn't Fly

To avoid further problems, Air Mobility Command is asking passengers to check health protection and traveler guidance

Air National Guard member prepares to board C-17 Globemaster.

Proposed 'Air and Space Guard' Would Stop Space Force from Getting its Own Component

The Senate Armed Services Committee put forward a proposal to change the name of the Air National Guard to the "Air and Space...

An airman with the 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron participates in a recapture and recover exercise in a T-41 trainer Jan. 30, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. This training helps the nuclear deterrence mission by instilling confidence in our allies that Malmstrom is a steward of nuclear weapons. (Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson/U.S. Air Force)

Does the Pentagon Need a Better Plan if the 'Nuclear Football' Goes Missing?

The communications systems and codes needed to launch nuclear weapons are stowed within the briefcase, known as the "Nuclear...

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