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Author: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea Meiller

CORONADO, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2023) – Lt. Tia Blythe, a physical therapist assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 1, stretches a patient’s back during an appointment at the clinic onboard the Silver Strand Training Complex in Coronado, Calif. Naval Special Warfare is the nation’s elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet’s reach gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller) 230130-N-GR718-1005 - CORONADO, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2023) – Lt. Tia Blythe, a physical therapist assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 1, stretches a patient’s back during an appointment at the clinic onboard the Silver Strand Training Complex in Coronado, Calif. Naval Special Warfare is the nation’s elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet’s reach gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller) 230130-N-GR718-1005

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In the back of a room filled with racks of weights, tension bands, and workout machines is a physical therapist gently stretching out a patient’s back. As she moves around her patient, she talks them through each movement. By the end of the session, the patient leaves smiling. With just enough time to clean her station, U.S. Navy’s Lt. Tia Laine Blythe is onto the next patient.