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Loadout Room photo of the day: Force Recon Marines let bullets fly in prep for deployment

January 18, 2018 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

Loadout Room photo of the day: Force Recon Marines let bullets fly in prep for deployment

FORT PICKETT, VA, UNITED STATES

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4A1 carbine while conducting close quarters combat drills at Fort Pickett, Va., April 21, 2015. The Marines practiced various tactics and procedures as part of preparation for deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

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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.

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