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Mike Jernigan

Mike Jernigan is a Visiting Fellow with the Allison Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation. He spent 30 years as a U.S. Marine.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Marine Corps Exists For Just One Purpose

Key Points and Summary – The Marine Corps turns 250, and its mission—fight and win—hasn’t changed. From Nassau to Hue to today’s Indo-Pacific, Marines...

Mike JerniganNovember 6, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Colin Clark, a mortarman assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Texas, engages a target with a NightFighter S counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system during a demonstration for Philippine Marines assigned to Intelligence Company, 3rd Marine Brigade, as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Tarumpitao Point, Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Amelia Kang)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America’s Drone Crisis: ‘Made in America’ Is Nearly Impossible

PUBLISHED on August 11, 2025, 11:50 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary – While a new Pentagon policy makes it easier for Marines...

Mike JerniganAugust 11, 2025

National Security Journal

Mike Jernigan

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Marine Corps Exists For Just One Purpose

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America’s Drone Crisis: ‘Made in America’ Is Nearly Impossible

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