About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the evolution of communication training in the Marine Corps with Col Arun Shankar and LtCol Steve Morello.

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, host John mentally travels back to the Marine Corps Communication Electronics School in 29 Palms, the place where the cast was basically born, to talk with Col Arun Shankar, MCCES’s commanding officer, and LtCol Steve Morello, who leads Communication Training Battalion. The conversation digs into how the comm community is shifting from being “just plumbers” to owning information management, why how you employ a C2 system now matters as much as the system itself, and the cybersecurity training gaps the schoolhouse is racing to close. John presses them on managing risk, virtualizing hands-on training, and how they’re using AI to compress a three-year curriculum cycle down to days. If you claim comm or cyber, lead Marines, or just want to hear how the schoolhouse is modernizing to keep pace with Ukraine-era threats, this homecoming episode is worth the listen. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Tweet us @ThePhoenixCast, and don't forget to join our LinkedIn Group to connect with fellow Phoenix Casters. If you enjoyed the episode, help us out by leaving one of those coveted 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening! Links: - Murello bio…

People in this episode

Host: John

Guests: Col Arun Shankar, LtCol Steve Morello

Topics covered

• Marine Corps
• communication training
• cybersecurity
• information management
• AI in education
• risk management

Keywords

• Marine Corps
• communication electronics
• cybersecurity training
• AI
• information management
• risk management
• training modernization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marine Corps Communication Electronics School, Communication Training Battalion

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