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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first F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base

US Intensifies Advanced Fighter Buildup Near Arctic as 1st F-35s Arrive in Alaska

The U.S. Air Force has permanently stationed its first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in the Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colton Webber decontaminates a bus after transporting passengers from the aircraft at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

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'Emotions and Chaos': Air Force Releases Eyewitness Accounts of Al Asad Missile Attack

The attacks were in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.

Lt. Col. Carl Skinner reviews procedures with doctors as they simulate care for a COVID-19 patient at Madigan Army Medical Center.

Army Asks Soldiers to Delay Retirement to Support Coronavirus Response

In late March, calls for volunteers went out to those who had served in medical specialties.

Service member signs his security seal of approval before it is placed on crates full of his personal property.

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The Army is bracing for backlogs during the busy summer move season after restrictions lift.

An unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missile is released from a B-52H Stratofortress on Sept. 22, 2014

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A U.S. Air Force airman marshals a B-52 Stratofortress on Guam

After 16 Years, Air Force Ends Continuous Bomber Presence on Guam

The Air Force has ended its 16-year mission to keep strategic bombers in Guam to reassure allies and act as a deterrent.

Sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt depart the ship to move to off-ship berthing in Guam.

CDC Wants to Know if Some Sailors on Stricken Carrier Developed Coronavirus Immunity

Medical personnel will take a nasal swab sample and blood tests for sailors on the carrier, which remains docked in Guam.

Sailors place chocks under a P-8A Poseidon on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

DoD Watchdog Wants to Know if Navy's P-8 Spy Plane Can Track Russian Subs

Officials said they will look to gather information from crews at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.

A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites lifts off from the launch pad.

US Space Command Denounces Russian 'Hostile' Anti-Satellite Weapon Test

The U.S. Space Command said Wednesday it is tracking a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test Russia conducted.

Dillan Cunningham and Jake Ferry collect surface samples during C-17 Globemaster III aircraft airflow testing.

Air Force Testing Ability to Mass-Evacuate COVID Patients Without Getting Crews Sick

The U.S. Air Force is testing whether it can transport dozens of people onboard its aircraft without first isolating them.

Schriever representatives check Team Schriever members’ temperature before admitting them into the Restricted Area to ensure airmen are safe and the base continues it’s critical mission.

Space Force Is Now Fighting Coronavirus. Here's How

The newly formed U.S. Space Force is not staying on the sidelines for the fight against the novel coronavirus.

First-ever operational use of the Transport Isolation System at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Air Force Uses Cutting-Edge Isolation Pod to Evacuate COVID-19 Patients from Afghanistan

The Transport Isolation System was used to transport three contractors who tested positive for coronavirus to Germany.

The website of Zoom Video Communications Inc is seen on April 4, 2020.

It's Official: Most Zoom Versions Now Off-Limits to the Military

The popular free video conferencing application Zoom is now officially off-limits to DoD personnel.

U.S. Air Force basic military graduation is held Apr. 9, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Air Force Recruits Who Get COVID-19 Won't Have to Start Training Over, General Says

Air Force leaders are determining how new recruits at BMT who test positive for coronavirus will rejoin their flight ranks.

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