This is the premiering episode of the gladiator school podcast, which the host, 2nd Lt. Kevin Uebelhardt, and the guest-host 1st Lt. Grace Jenkins, discuss operations in the information environment (OIE) with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group’s (II MIG) Commanding Officer Col. Brian Russell while aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This podcast premiered March 16, 2021, and throughout the podcast, they touch on topics regarding social media, the five truths of OIE, and the three missions of II MIG: collect, protect and project information. (U.S. Marine Corps Audio Production by Sgt. Shaehmus Sawyer)