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I am Commander Blythe Blakistone and 
I am the first female to command in  

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Naval Special Warfare. And I am the 
commanding officer of Naval Special  

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Warfare Tactical Communications Command 1.
Tactical Communications Command 1  

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brings the communication efforts across 
Naval Special Warfare, information warfare  

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and the fleet together which drives the Naval 
Special Warfare shift back to a maritime focus.  

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Diversity is important because it brings together 
a team of people who have unique perspectives,  

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experiences and skill sets to give us an edge 
over the adversaries. To be the first female Naval  

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Special Warfare commanding officer is surreal 
but with trepidation. I think it's time that  

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we had a role model in this position and I get 
to be the privileged person to take that role.