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Yorktown, Va. (December 14, 2023) Captain Katharine Shobe, Ph.D, MSC, Commanding Officer of Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, provides some remarks during the Tri-Service Optician School’s Class 23010 graduation. 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 Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released)
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