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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An F-15EX Eagle II takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base.

The Air Force's Brand-New F-15EX Fighter Is About to Appear in its First Major Exercise

The 53rd Wing announced that the F-15EX, known as the Eagle II, will conduct tests while flying in Exercise Northern Edge 21.

A U .S. Air Force B-l B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, take off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

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Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston in London, United Kingdom

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unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches Vandenberg Air Force Base

Air Force Aborts ICBM Test After Problem on the Ground

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The Skyborg autonomy core system launches.

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A rainbow flag is placed in the ground for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month during the Picnic in the Park at Nussbaumer Park, June 27, 2015, in Fairbanks, Alaska. More than 200 flags were handed out to members of the 354th Fighter Wing and members of the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

Air Force Creates LGBTQA, Indigenous Focus Groups to Address Diversity Issues

The Air Force has put together two teams to address barriers and other issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Rogers.

Air Force PJ Earns Heroism Award for Treating 7 Teammates After Explosion in Afghanistan

For Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Rogers, his mission was to try to save his teammates' lives.

northern Nevadans wait to vote in-person at Reed High School in Sparks

Former Top Military Officials Join Campaign to Restore Confidence in Voting

A new awareness campaign is hoping to draw in more veterans who want to be involved in safeguarding the democratic voting...

Deadly Black Eagle emblem flight suit of a 435th Fighter Training Squadron student pilot

Air Force Quietly Ends Program Allowing Retired Pilots to Return to Service

The U.S. Air Force has pulled the plug on a program that allowed retired pilots to come back to service.

MQ-9 Reaper during Exercise Agile Reaper.

The Air Force Is Testing Ways to Use the MQ-9 Drone in Island-Hopping Missions

The service is finishing up another Agile Reaper exercise with the Navy and Marine Corps this week.

Biden to Nominate Former Pentagon Official Frank Kendall to Top Air Force Post

Kendall currently holds a number of positions, including senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

US Coast Guard Vessel Heads to Black Sea Amid Rising Tensions with Russia

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hamilton is en route to the Black Sea to train alongside NATO allies and partners in the region.

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

Congress May Put the Kibosh on Buying Extra F-35 Fighter Jets

The Pentagon requested 79 F-35s in its fiscal 2021 budget request.

B-1 Bomber Fleet Grounded Indefinitely Over Fuel System Problem

The U.S. Air Force has grounded its B-1B Lancer bomber fleet for the third time in three years, this time over a fuel system...

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