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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David Schmitz poses at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

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Off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex.

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Gen. John Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman hold the flag of the Space Force Flag.

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The Blue Angels fly over the Washington Monument during a Fourth of July celebration.

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Airmen and Marines prepare food at the Sandstorm field kitchen, Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.

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MQ-1 Predator sensor operator follows a moving target

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F-35A Combat Power Exercise at Hill Air Force Base

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Air Force Capt. Christine Durham, Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, gives a briefing to her students prior to a training mission Feb. 5, 2019, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas.

Air Force Takes First Step to Buy Maternity Flight Suits

Last year, the Air Force announced it had begun allowing some female pilots to stay in the cockpit longer while pregnant.

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The Air Force must maintain 50 primary mission KC-10A aircraft in 2021, legislation says. It must keep 24 combat-coded B-1s.

Air Force Disputes Pentagon Report, Says No COVID-19 Cases in Space Force

The Pentagon announced Monday that the newly launched Space Force had its first handful of COVID-19 cases.

F-22 Raptoraerial demonstration at Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Air Force's Reforge Plan Could Put Some Older F-22s in 'Red Air' Role

For years, the Air Force has wanted to make simulated adversary air battles with its own fifth-generation aircraft routine.

A file photo dated June 25, 2010 of an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft flying over Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Air Force)

House Lawmakers Add Roadblocks to Air Force's Planned Global Hawk Retirements

A House subcommittee said the Air Force can retire part of its Global Hawk fleet if it gets the sign-off from DoD officials.

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