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US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders

In connection with the novel LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS written with my husband Mitchell R. Miller, I write posts about real world events reflected...
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Looking for Consensus on the South China Sea

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― The South China Sea territorial dispute was again in the news with James Hookway’s April 4th article in The Wall Street Journal reporting “Asian Bloc Seeks Unity Over Sea Disputes.” PHNOM PENH—Philippine President Benigno Aquino... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Apr 12th, 2012
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Information Sources for Scenarios for “Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders” Projects

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― Mitch and I, co-writers of the ebook technothriller &lquo;Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders,” have a long personal history of interest in military and intelligence stories. From September 1970 to May 1972 Mitch served on active duty as a U.S. Army... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Nov 23rd, 2011
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Will Cannon Sound Soon Boom in the South China Sea?

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― Yet another article about rocky relations with China over the contested Spratly Islands: The November 15th New York Times article by Andrew Jacobs titled “Dispute Over Bare Islands Underscores Philippines’ Rock Relations with China”... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Nov 22nd, 2011
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Concerns About South China Sea Disputes Continue

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― The Associated Press story by Alex Frangos in the November 9th Wall Street Journal titled “U.S. Navy Commander Calls for Greater Dialogue” began: A top U.S. Navy commander in the Pacific warned about the dangers of minor disputes in the... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Nov 11th, 2011
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First Women U.S. Submariners Graduate

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― Military.com carried the November 5th story “First Women to Report to Subs Graduate” by Jennifer McDermott from The Day (New London, Connecticut). Perhaps the most compelling part of the news story of the Naval Submarine School graduation... (more)
Tags: U.S. Navy
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Nov 8th, 2011
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A Fictional Character Is Fiction

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― The technothriller ebook LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS started out as a screenplay written with my husband Mitchell R. Miller and originally titled “Triangle Trade.” Writing strong female characters is very important to both of us, so we... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Oct 10th, 2011
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Controversy Over South China Sea Motivates Regional Cooperation

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― The September 30th Wall Street Journal article “Asian Bloc Agrees to Counter China Heft” by Yoree Koh begins: TOKYO—Japanese defense officials and their Southeast Asian counterparts agreed this week on the need to deepen regional... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Oct 2nd, 2011
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Technical Skills of Women Needed on Submarines

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― (Reprinted from www.MrsLieutenant.blogspot.com) U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Barry Bruner, Commander Submarine Group Ten and lead for the Task Force for Women in Submarines, spoke in May of 2010 to an online Bloggers Roundtable on which I had the privilege... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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Help Save Our Troops

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― In the September 12th New Yorker article “Coming Apart” by George Packer, I learned a disturbing piece of information: A former Navy SEAL has come up with a manufacturing strategy to make “armored” vehicles much more resistant... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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In Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― According to the September 10th Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Judith Miller (no relation) titled “How the NYPD Foiled the Post-9/11 Terror Plots”: A specter has haunted the New York Police Department during this week’s... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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Active Duty Military Personnel Portrayed in Movies and TV

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― The August 26th Wall Street Journal article “Hollywood Tries a New Battle Plan” by John Jurgensen focuses on the upcoming fictional film “Act of Valor” from production company Bandito Brothers. The film stars real Navy SEALs ... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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Annual Pentagon Report on China’s Military Capabilities

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― The August 25th Wall Street Journal article “China Naval Power Draws U.S. Notice” by Nathan Hodge reported on the release of the congressionally mandated annual Pentagon report on China’s military capabilities and strategies. “The... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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China Launches First Aircraft Carrier

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― USS George Washington, photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Summer M. Anderson The August 11 Wall Street Journal article “China Flexes Naval Muscle” by Jeremy Page reporting from Beijing began: China sent its first aircraft carrier... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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We’re Watching China

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― “[The U.S. has] had a presence in the Western Pacific and the South China Sea for 50 to 60 years, even going back before World War II,” Rear Adm. Tom Carney, who is leading the naval exchange, told reporters in Danang [Vietnam], according... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS Novel Released on ePub Platforms Same Day as South China Sea in the News

US Navy Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders ― Full disclosure: My husband Mitch Miller and I wrote the screenplay “Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders” several years ago. The screenplay was a quarterfinalist in the 2005 Nicholls Fellowship competition run by the Academy of Motion Picture... (more)
 PhyllisZimblerMiller ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011