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 to Allow Female Airmen to Wear Longer Braids, Ponytails

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An E-11A sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield.

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Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer David L. Norquist arrives for the Senate hearing on his nomination to be deputy secretary of defense on July 24, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

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U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman

Capitol Police Hero and Army Vet Eugene Goodman Promoted, Escorts VP to Inauguration

Goodman is credited with leading a mob of protesters away from the Senate chambers during the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol.

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to attend a fundraiser, Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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An airman stands in formation during a SERE Specialist Apprentice Course graduation ceremony.

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Typically, about half of each class washes out during the final apprentice course because of its demanding nature.

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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SPACECOM, which was reactivated in August 2019, has been temporarily housed at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.

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

Air Force Planning Hangar Construction for Future B-21 Stealth Bombers

The Air Force Civil Engineering Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers went over details and scheduling.

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

Former Air Force Chief Joins One of the World's Largest Equity Firms

Goldfein said he hopes to help Blackstone make strategic decisions from a big-picture standpoint.

Rockets on display outdoors at the United States Space & Rocket Center.

'Rocket City' Picked as Home of New Space Command Headquarters

The Department of the Air Force has chosen Huntsville, Alabama, to host U.S. Space Command, or SPACECOM.

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett meets with airmen

Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett to Depart Before Inauguration

The Air Force will host a retirement ceremony for Barrett, its fourth female secretary, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol.

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The FBI has now opened up nearly 160 cases into those involved in last week's siege at the U.S. Capitol.

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

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Is Unlikely to Face Court-Martial in Capitol Riot, Experts Say

While he faces civilian charges, Larry Rendall Brock Jr. is unlikely to be recalled to face the military justice system.

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