Dakota Wood Dakota L. Wood, who served America for two decades in the U.S. Marine Corps, is the Senior Research Fellow for Defense Programs at The Heritage Foundation. My Articles Pandemic in 2020: Dark Times Lead to Brighter DaysMarch 26, 2020 | 5:24pm EDT What Michael Bay’s ‘13 Hours’ Reveals About the Benghazi AttacksJanuary 15, 2016 | 9:38am EST Whistling to Armageddon: Obama’s Pact with IranApril 16, 2015 | 5:02pm EDT