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 | Reconnaissance Marines execute free-fall jumps

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, UNITED STATES Sergeant Ian Frazier, scout sniper, Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, applies camouflage paint prior to executing a high altitude high opening jump at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 9, 2015. Several free-fall trained reconnaissance Marines conducted a HAHO jump to begin a three-day reconnaissance and surveillance patrol. The exercise […]

Watch: Man’s guide to women, Half plus 7 (hot crazy matrix expanded)

In the military we tend to use dry humor as a way of coping with the many stressors we deal with day in and day out. Hell any time you get a group of veterans together, to a casual outsider it may seem like we hate each other, but the reality is that dry humor […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | Reconnaissance and surveillance patrol hones Marines’ readiness

JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCORD, WA, UNITED STATES Sergeant Ben Deweese, assistant team leader, Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, makes final gear preparations prior to a three-day reconnaissance and surveillance patrol aboard Joint Base Lewis McCord, Wash, April 9, 2015. Marines with the company operated in remote locations of the wilderness and provided surveillance of the […]

Vasque Cold Spark Winter Hiking Boots | Quick Look

Vasque Coldspark UltraDry boots: The all day lightweight and durable cold weather boot

Winter is upon us and that means cold, wet and snowy conditions. If you’re like me, you don’t let the weather conditions stop you from enjoying the outdoors. I really enjoy winter day hikes. The scenery is beautiful, it’s generally pretty quiet and there are no damn bugs out flying around. You do however need […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | 212th Rescue Squadron conducts mass-casualty exercise

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES An Alaska Air National Guard pararescueman, assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, negotiates wooded terrain while conducting mass-casualty, search and rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2016. During the exercise, the rescue operators located, assessed, treated and evacuated numerous casualties while engaging and eliminating multiple attacks […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | US Army Black Hawk facilitates NSOCM at ISTC

PFULLENDORF, GERMANY PFULLENDORF, Germany – A team of multinational NATO and partner nation special operation forces demonstrate the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care while loading role-playing casualties onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the culminating field training exercise of the NATO Special Operations Combat Medic Course, March 1, 2017. This inaugural class, hosted […]

Think like a Veteran: Surviving a violent attack

We’ve seen violent attacks on the rise here on U.S. soil. We hear about them on the internet and nightly news. Some people choose to use these events as motivation to prepare in order to increase their survivability if they ever find themselves in a similar situation. Some will learn about them on the nightly news, […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | Marine Corps Recon: Swift, Silent, Deadly

ARLINGTON, VA, UNITED STATES Graphic illustration large poster, shown Feb. 5, 2015, used for the U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance Campaign informing civilians and Marines alike on the land capabilities of the Reconnaissance Marine, designed by Headquarters Marine Corps Combat Camera in Arlington, Va. The poster is one of various promotional products that depict the land, […]

Happy Birthday Marines! 242 years of kicking ass and taking names

To all the men who hold the title United States Marine, Happy Birthday! Today is a time for Marine veterans and Active Duty Marines to reflect on our history, our purpose and the brotherhood. Every year when November 10th rolls around, I watch the above video to remind me of where I came from when I […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | Emerald Warrior 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

HURLBURT FIELD, FL, UNITED STATES A 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7 SFG (A)) Green Beret waits to be jump master pre-inspected (JMPI) before conducting a High Altitude Low Opening(HALO) parachute jump Hurlburt Field, Fla., April. 23, 2013. Green Berets from 7SFG (A) participated in Halo jumps during Exercise Emerald Warrior, Emerald Warrior is an […]