Scott Witner

Scott Witner is the Editor of The Loadout Room and handles product sourcing for both Crate Club and Cuna Dog. He is a former Marine Corps Infantryman with 2ndBn/8th Marines and was attached to the 24th MEU(SOC) for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean. He has completed training in desert warfare at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, mountain warfare and survival at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and attended the South Korean Mountain Warfare school in Pohang.

Loadout Room photo of the day: Pathfinders remain vigilant as forces draw down in Afghanistan

CAMP DAHLKE, AFGHANISTAN Senior Airman Jesse Waldron, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native who serves as a joint terminal attack controller with the Air Support Operations Squadron out of Fort Drum, N.Y., sets up his satellite communication system on the airfield of Camp Dahlke, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2014. He, along with a pathfinder platoon with Fox […]

The Loadout Room talks to Colion Noir on NRATV

Colion Noir and Rex Nanorum of The Loadout Room talk about the latest innovations in PDW Stocks! You can read the article Rex wrote on the PDW Stocks HERE. https://d3ldmcwnurseh3.cloudfront.net/assets/nra-170424-cnlive-s02-e58-16-nr-367-segment2-vdgm/nra-170424-cnlive-s02-e58-16-nr-367-segment2-vdgm.mp4 *Featured image courtesy of NRATV

Loadout Room photo of the day: 1/7 Attend Pre-Scout Sniper Course

CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES A Marine with 1st Marine Division, 7th Marine Regiment participates in stalking training aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27, 2015. The training was the last event during Division School’s 6-week-long Pre-Scout Sniper Course. (Photo by LCpl. Danielle Rodrigues/Released) Courtesy of DVIDS

Loadout Room photo of the day: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: ROK, US Marines Train for Winter Mountain Warfare

PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kim Dong Jin, a Daegu, ROK, native, demonstrates ways to start a fire to U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines learned different ways to survive in the […]

Loadout Room photo of the day: U.S Marines participate in Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

ARVIDSJAUR, BD, SWEDEN Student in the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course uses ski poles to support the Swedish AK 5C rifle while shooting targets during the field training exercise in Avidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 30, 2016. U.S. Marines participated in the multi-national training that focused on winter-weather survival and ability to perform infantry operations and lead […]

ESEE Mess Tin Kit: The Only Survival Kit You’ll Ever Need

The ESEE Mess Tin Survival Kit, in my opinion is one of the most comprehensive survival kits I’ve seen in a long time. Each one of the items contained in this kit have been carefully selected, are quality made and serve a specific purpose. With this kit alone I have no doubt that I could […]

SOG Mini Pentagon concealable fixed blade knife

The SOG Mini Pentagon is one hell of a small concealable fixed blade. It’s a tried and true design that has been in SOG Knives lineup for a few years. The anti-slip digi grip handle is the first feature you’ll notice when you hold this knife. The knife feels really well in the hand (better […]

Loadout Room photo of the day: Marines eat out cold-weather-style during training at Fort McCoy

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 — all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing — prepare lunch using cold-weather rations during a break in training Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, students learn on a variety of cold-weather […]

Loadout Room photo of the day: Marines bolster cold-weather operating skills during course at Fort McCoy

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., works to get out of the water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as part of cold-water immersion training for the Cold-Weather Operations Course on […]

Loadout Room photo of the day: JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES Joint terminal attack controllers wave at an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during a show of force on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and low-altitude, and is a highly accurate weapons delivery platform. (U.S. Air […]