Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

Ronald Bagley, left, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Wray, middle, 18th MDSS pharmacy technician, and Tech. Sgt. DeFabian Johnson, right, 18th MDSS pharmacy flight chief, ensure prescriptions are safely and accurately dispensed to customers at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 16, 2021. Personnel from the 18th MDSS pharmacy work in tandem with primary health care providers to provide the best care possible for patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

Ronald Bagley, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, pulls a prescription from the virtual queue at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 16, 2021. To provide the fastest and most efficient service possible, the pharmacy technicians pull prescriptions as soon as they populate in the system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

Pills lay on a counting tray, ready to be counted and dispensed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 16, 2021. The pharmacy at Kadena fills approximately 2,500 prescriptions per week, helping maintain a fit and healthy force ready to deliver airpower any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Wray, rear, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, Tech. Sgt. DeFabian Johnson, middle, 18th MDSS pharmacy flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Bañales, foreground, 18th MDSS NCO in charge of pharmacy logistics, work together to ensure prescriptions are safely and accurately dispensed to the customer at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 16, 2021. Prescriptions are checked three times before they reach the customer: first by a pharmacy technician who pulls the prescription from the queue, then a technician who fills the prescription, and finally a pharmacist who verifies it one last time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

Ronald Bagley, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, pulls medication off the shelf to fill a prescription at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 16, 2021. As the final step in the process before a medication reaches the patient, pharmacy technicians are a vital part of ensuring Kadena remains a world-class, strategic forward base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. DeFabian Johnson, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy flight chief, fills a prescription using an automatic pill counter at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 16, 2021. The pharmacy at Kadena is responsible for all medication within the medical facility and various units across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Wray, rear, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, Tech. Sgt. DeFabian Johnson, middle, 18th MDSS pharmacy flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Bañales, foreground, 18th MDSS NCO in charge of pharmacy logistics, work together to ensure prescriptions are safely and accurately dispensed to the customer at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 16, 2021. Prescriptions are checked three times before they reach the customer: first by a pharmacy technician who pulls the prescription from the queue, then a technician who fills the prescription, and finally a pharmacist who verifies it one last time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Wray, rear, 18th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, Tech. Sgt. DeFabian Johnson, middle, 18th MDSS pharmacy flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Bañales, foreground, 18th MDSS NCO in charge of pharmacy logistics, work together to ensure prescriptions are safely and accurately dispensed to the customer at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 16, 2021. Prescriptions are checked three times before they reach the customer: first by a pharmacy technician who pulls the prescription from the queue, then a technician who fills the prescription, and finally a pharmacist who verifies it one last time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Pharmacy personnel care for Kadena's health

Published Nov. 19, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --