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 curious Adelie penguin stands near the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 7, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

More US Military Power Needed in Antarctic to Deter Malign Activity, General Says

Gen. Charles Q. Brown said he'd like to see a boost in "some of the capability we have, but don't have a lot of."

Aircrew Flight Equipment Airmen from the 154th and 15th Operations Support Squadrons examine the Integrated Aircrew Ensemble on July 8, 2019, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

F-22 Pilots First to Get Air Force's New, State-of-the-Art Flight Suit

F-22 Raptor pilots in Hawaii are some of the first to try out the Air Force's new integrated aircrew ensemble flight suit.

In this undated file photo provided by Northrop Grumman, a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle conducts tests over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo/Erik Hildebrandt courtesy Northrop Grumman)

CENTCOM: Iran Never Warned RQ-4 Drone Before Shootdown

Officials with CENTCOM say the U.S. was never "warned" before Iran took out the drone, contrary to the regime's statements.

A Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano A-29 experimental aircraft flies over White Sands Missile Range, Aug. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ethan D. Wagner)

Air Force Wants More Money for Light Attack Aircraft Effort

The U.S. Air Force is seeking to give a boost to its light attack aircraft effort by shifting unspent money to the program.

Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, testifies for the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 28, 2019. (DoD photo/EJ Hersom)

Senate to Hold Confirmation for Hyten Amid Sexual Assault Accusations

In a statement, Chairman Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, said they would proceed with a public confirmation hearing July 30.

U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), questions senior military leaders during a HASC hearing on Capitol Hill, March 7, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

Space Force Funding May Come Up Short This Year, Key Lawmaker Says

Thornberry said the White House started with a "relatively simple" implementation plan.

Soldiers at Fort Benning training to become infantrymen make use of immersion troughs filled with ice and water, allowing troops a quick way to cool their bodies during rigorous training in the Georgia heat in July 2018. The troughs are just one of the measures used to help avoid heat injuries. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence)

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a test.

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Boeing Co. says it is out of the running to develop the U.S. Air Force's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missile.

An F-35A takes off during a combat exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on May 1, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

Air Force F-35s Are Getting Ground Collision Avoidance Tech 7 Years Early

Officials say the system has saved eight F-16 pilots' lives since 2014.

Turkey Hints at Cutting Off Access to Incirlik if US Is 'Hostile' over S-400 Purchase

Incirlik has played a key role in air operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 3 (OTV-3), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Oct. 17, 2014. Boeing Co. photo

Former SecAF Explains How Secret X-37 Space Plane Throws Off Enemies

The X-37B has puzzled space geeks, enthusiasts, experts and even some officials for years because of its clandestine use.

Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (Courtesy Lockheed Martin)

Airman Takes First Flight on HH-60W Combat Search-and-Rescue Helicopter

A pilot from the 413th Flight Test Squadron at Duke Field at Eglin Air Force Base flew with Sikorsky contractors.

President Donald Trump gestures as he greets Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives at the White House, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

War in Afghanistan Could Be Over in a Week, Trump Says

"I just don't want to kill 10 million people," Trump said in the Oval Office.

An Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 4 satellite lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Dalton Williams)

Lessons from F-35 Can Be Applied to Space Weapons, Retired General Says

Like the F-35, future national security equipment needs to be able to execute more than one mission.

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