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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A recent report by the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command revealed leadership gaps in a high-pressure, high-tempo training environment, leading to unsafe practices that included alcohol consumption. (US Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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future B-21 Main Operating Base with B-2 Spirit standing in for B-21 Raider

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Retired Gen. David L. Goldfein, 21st Air Force chief of staff

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Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett to Depart Before Inauguration

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Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Larry Rendall Brock Jr., an Air Force veteran seen brandishing zip tie handcuffs during the pro-Trump siege at the U.S...

Rioter Seen on Senate Floor in Body Armor Is Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley (right). (Photos: AP and U.S. Army)

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

Air Force Demotes Former General as IG Report Reveals Details of Illicit Affair

Maj. Gen Peter Gersten retired as a colonel effective Jan. 1, spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told Military.com.

Police Officer Killed in US Capitol Siege Was Air National Guard Veteran, Deployed to Iraq

Brian D. Sicknick enlisted in the New Jersey Air National Guard in 1997 and served for six years.

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