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Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS) students onboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

March 20, 2024 | 0:16

Yorktown, Va. (March 20, 2024) Students at U.S. Navy’s Tri-Service Optician School (TOPS) are shown in this B-roll video package utilizing lens fabrication and finishing equipment. The school is located onboard Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown and is a component of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command. The mission of TOPS is to provide formal optical training to Army Optical Laboratory Specialist MOS (68H) and Navy Hospital Corpsman (NEC L19A) students with quality training through a 24-week, DoD, uniformed services school on the subjects of ophthalmic dispensing, ophthalmic fabrication and clinical optics. Upon completing the required curriculum, graduates are immediately able to function as an independent optician in any military environment. (U.S. Navy Video by Max Lonzanida/Released).