On Course Sheet Metal Shop

Follow Capt. Jip Mosman, commander of PSNS & IMF, as he learns first-hand the skills and trades that keep our command and our Navy On Course.
Episode 3: Capt. Jip Mosman learns how to use a nearly 100-year-old spinning lathe to turn a flat piece of sheet metal into a tank float, from Charles Mills, a sheet metal mechanic in Shop 17. PSNS & IMF is the only U.S. Navy shipyard that has the tools and expertise to do certain types of work, including this process.