From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical Group conduct drive-through COVID-19 testing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. The 18th MDG moved all COVID-19 testing to Stearley Heights Elementary Jan. 18, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Airman 1st Class Strohm Southwell, 18th Healthcare Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, screens people before giving them COVID-19 tests at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. The 18th Medical Group conducts COVID-19 testing for personnel who are traveling, leaving Restriction of Movement orders, showing COVID-19 symptoms and close contacts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Airman 1st Class Alejandra Reyes, 18th Medical Support Squadron outpatient records technician, monitors an individual performing a self-swabbing COVID-19 test at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. Individuals may report to the testing site if they have been scheduled for testing by their Unit Control Center in order to travel or to be released from Restriction of Movement. If patients have been identified as a close contact by the Kadena COVID Response Cell or if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, no appointment is necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Airman 1st Class Alejandra Reyes, 18th Medical Support Squadron outpatient records technician, administers a COVID-19 test to an individual at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. Whenever there’s a positive COVID-19 case on Kadena, the individual is placed in isolation while the Kadena COVID Response Cell conducts thorough contact tracing. Any close contacts identified are notified and then placed in quarantine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Airman 1st Class Alejandra Reyes, 18th Medical Support Squadron outpatient records technician, places a COVID-19 nasal swab test in a plastic tube at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. The 18th Medical Group is a unit of 540 healthcare professionals responsible for providing medical care to over 17,000 beneficiaries and ensuring medical readiness to promote the mutual interests of the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Senior Airman Eric Jacobson, 18th Dental Squadron dental laboratory technician, checks the label of a COVID-19 test swab sample at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. After test samples are collected, medical personnel must store samples appropriately prior to transferring them to the 18th Medical Group laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ruben Pineda, 18th Medical Group resource management office NCO in charge, picks up COVID-19 test swab samples to transport them to the laboratory at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. During the week of Jan. 10, the 18th MDG conducted over 150 COVID-19 tests per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ruben Pineda, 18th Medical Group resource management office NCO in charge, hands U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julia Rodriguez, 18th Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory technician, COVID-19 test swab samples at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. Once the test samples are in the possession of the laboratory, laboratory technicians verify all test orders in the computer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Kelly Kovalsky, 18th Medical Support Squadron laboratory assistant, alphabetizes COVID-19 test swab samples at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. After verifying the test orders, laboratory technicians prepare the samples to be shipped for testing. In order to test large amounts of samples per day, the 18th Medical Group ships the swabs by plane to a testing lab in Tokyo. Once the test results come back, technicians input them into the computer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Senior Airman Samantha Stockwell, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health technician, simulates calling a COVID-19 positive individual at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. If an individual tests positive for COVID-19, a medical provider will contact them and evaluate their health status. The Kadena COVID Response Cell will then contact the individual to conduct contract tracing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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From swab to call: COVID-19 testing

Published Jan. 19, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla
18th Wing Public Affairs

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