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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Ryan McCarthy, the current under secretary of the Army, and former diplomat and businesswoman Barbara Barrett (Images: U.S. Army and NASA)

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An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Feb. 19, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Michael Singley)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot maneuvers into position to conduct refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, March 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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An Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft moves out of position after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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"We want to be a cutting-edge Air Force working on the pediatric side of the hospital, not the geriatric side."

The Pentagon may develop laser weapons in the future. DARPA photo illustration

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The Pentagon is shelving a directed-energy program it was hoping to use in space to destroy enemy ICBMs.

Senior Airman Tori Payne salutes a pilot from the 74th Fighter Squadron prior to takeoff for Little Rock AFB, Ark., Aug. 30, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’s A-10C Thunderbolt II’s were relocated to Little Rock in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver)

Air Force Evacuates Dozens of Aircraft as Hurricane Dorian Nears

The unpredictable storm has forced the Air Force to evacuate dozens of its aircraft in recent days.

First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, receives her Ranger tab after graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger School Aug. 30, 2019, at Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army/John Tongret)

First Female Airman Earns Army Ranger Tab

First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch became the first female airman to earn the coveted Ranger tab on Aug. 30.

U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 52nd Combat Communications Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, construct the communications tent during the New Horizons exercise at Camp Seweyo, Guyana, May 11, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and

With Unrest Next Door in Venezuela, Air Force Hopes to Make Strides in Guyana

Roughly 600 service members participated in the Air Force's New Horizons humanitarian outreach program.

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie addressed the American Legion's national convention in Indianapolis on Aug. 28, 2019. Twitter photo

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Hurricane Hunters from the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron conduct a storm tasking mission into Hurricane Florence using a WC-130J Hercules on Sept. 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Chris Hibben)

The Air Force Isn't Planning to Nuke Hurricanes. Here's What It's Doing Instead

Using nuclear weapons against major storms has been proposed before.

Airman 1st Class Austin Sawchuk, a crew chief assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, marshals in a B-2 Spirit on the flight line at Royal Air Base Fairford, England, on Aug. 27, 2019. A Bomber Task Force deployment of the stealth bomber aircraft, airmen and support equipment from the 509th BW at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived in the U.S. European Command area of operations for a deployment to conduct theater integration and flying training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

B-2 Stealth Bombers Deploy to Europe for Training with Allied Nations

Aircraft spotters on social media saw at least three bombers touch down at RAF Fairford this week.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord holds a press briefing to update media on acquisition, reform and innovation at the Pentagon on Aug. 26, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

Pentagon to Debut Intellectual Property Protection Team

The Pentagon is about to debut a new program to secure military technology against malign actors such as China.

A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron receives fuel Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

Air Force Returns C-130s to Flight After Safety Inspections

The service has inspected 113 aircraft, and 112 have been cleared for operational duty, according to an Aug. 21 news release.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie waters the flowers around the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan (NATC-A) Nine Memorial at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, on Sept. 22, 2015. The 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group, with funds and donations by the Enlisted Coalition Council, built the NATC-A Nine Memorial in April 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch)

Families of Afghanistan Fallen Fear Their Memorials Will Be Left Behind

Families of the fallen want combat-zone memorials in Afghanistan brought back to the United States.

A U.S. Air Force RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft assigned to the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska, May 8, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jacob Skovo)

RC-135 Training 'Bottlenecks' After Flooding Destroys Simulators

The Air Force is sending RC-135 crew members to the United Kingdom and Texas to train after the massive flood at Offutt.

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