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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The Patrouille de France air demonstration team performs a flyby to signify the official start of the Paris Air Show June 19, 2017 at Le Bourget, France. Held every year, the Paris Air Show represents a unique opportunity for the United States to showcase its leadership in aerospace technologies. (Ryan Crane/U.S. Air Force)

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Senior Airman Kyle Bowers, left, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, and Capt. Cal Lampela, a C-17 pilot, are instructors assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Joshua R. Maund)

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As part of Raytheon's Risk Reduction Program, the StormBreaker bomb is loaded on an F-15E aircraft to evaluate deployment and navigation functions. (Photo: Raytheon)

Raytheon-UTC Merger the Latest in a Series of Major Defense Firm Acquisitions

Two leading U.S. defense companies have announced they plan to merge, creating a new industry giant.

The F-35A Lightning II Demo Team commander and pilot practices the F-35 demonstration, Jan. 23, 2019 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Aspen Reid)

US Outlines Plan to Remove Turkey from F-35 Program

The U.S. Defense Department has given Turkey one last chance to cancel its planned order of the Russian-made S-400.

Airman 1st Class Harpreetinder Singh Bajwa. Photo via the ACLU

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A U.S. Airman from the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, loads a magazine into his M4 carbine May 8, 2019, in Annville, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Tony Harp)

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Maj. Gen. Peter E. Gersten. Air Force photo

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U.S. Air Force Col. Brenda Cartier, AFSOC director of operations, speaks during the Air Commando Association heritage symposium women’s panel at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 7, 2018 (U.S. Air Force/Courtesy photo)

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Two pilots and a flight engineer fly inside the C-130 Hercules simulator during training Nov. 1, 2010, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with members of the workforce during a town hall at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 5, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd Maki)

Outgoing SecAF Worries About Developing Service Culture at New Space Force

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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Corey Hook)

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spare parts that the U.S. Marine Corps took on deployment were not compatible with its F-35Cs, according to a report.

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets the commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, Air Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, April 8, 2019. (DoD/Lisa Ferdinando)

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The Space Force will incorporate Guard units that already have a space-related mission, says Gen. John "Jay" Raymond.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a routine training mission in the vicinity of the South China Sea and Indian Ocean, Sept 23, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

Lawmakers Want B-52 Re-Engining Details Worked Out Before Granting Funding

The U.S. Air Force wants to get new engines for its heavy B-52 Stratofortress bombers as quickly as possible.

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