COVID testing remains key part of Vandenberg readiness

Staff Sgt. Cody Emery, 30th Medical Group medical lab technician, prepares a COVID test sample for processing April 8, 2021, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 30th MDG expanded testing capabilities with a new Cepheid testing machine, which can simultaneously test for COVID-19, Flu, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus. The new system can also process four times as many test samples at once, while also reducing the turnaround times for test results by about a third. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson)