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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Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover.

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Aircrew egress systems specialists hoist an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy

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Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft fly a flight training mission March 16, 2010, over Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The A-10C is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close-air support of ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Biden shakes hands with Iraqi prime minister in Oval Office.

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Frank Kendall III, President Joe Biden's nominee to be secretary of the Air Force, appears for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

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Defense Department police officer Richard Martinez, a patrol officer with the 673d Security Forces Squadron, turns on a new body camera during a routine stop Jan. 8, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Senior Airman Crystal A. Jenkins/U.S. Air Force)

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Patriot Express service flight from Italy

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Air National Guard member prepares to board C-17 Globemaster.

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An airman with the 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron participates in a recapture and recover exercise in a T-41 trainer Jan. 30, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. This training helps the nuclear deterrence mission by instilling confidence in our allies that Malmstrom is a steward of nuclear weapons. (Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson/U.S. Air Force)

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The communications systems and codes needed to launch nuclear weapons are stowed within the briefcase, known as the "Nuclear...

shaving waiver course at Beale Air Force Base

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A new study has found that U.S. Air Force personnel may not be promoted as quickly as their peers if they decide to seek a...

Three U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II

The Marine Corps Just Beat the Air Force and Navy in the Latest Jet Capability Race

While the U.S. Marine Corps says its first squadron of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is fully equipped and ready for war, the...

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