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Walking Blood Bank

Capt. Clauson, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group chief of medical staff, swabs his mouth during a blood typing training at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing on Dec. 20, 2019. The 332 EMDG started the first walking blood bank for military members to provide blood in an emergency medical care incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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Walking Blood Bank

Airmen from the 332d Expeditionary Medical Group review a blood typing sample at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing on Dec. 20, 2019. The 332 EMDG started the first walking blood bank for military members to provide blood in an emergency medical care incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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Walking Blood Bank

Staff Sgt. Duncan, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, performs a blood typing test at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing on Dec. 20, 2019. The 332 EMDG started the first walking blood bank for military members to provide blood in an emergency medical care incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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Walking Blood Bank

Staff Sgt. Duncan, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, and Staff Sgt. Zaro, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group NCO in charge of emergency services, performs a blood typing test at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing on Dec. 20, 2019.. The 332 EMDG started the first walking blood bank for military members to provide blood in an emergency medical care incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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Walking Blood Bank

Staff Sgt. Zaro, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group NCO in charge of emergency services, draws blood during a blood typing training at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing on Dec. 20, 2019. The 332 EMDG started the first walking blood bank for military members to provide blood in an emergency medical care incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Staff Sgt. Megan Montagnino, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of microbiology and the blood bank, cultures a sample of cerebral spinal fluid, July 08, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Montagnino cultured the sample to identify any organisms that might be in the patient’s spinal fluid. Once the organism is identified, the doctors at Craig-Joint Theater Hospital are able to prescribe medication to combat the organisms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Staff Sgt. Megan Montagnino, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of microbiology and the blood bank, cultures a sample of cerebral spinal fluid, July 08, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Montagnino cultured the sample to identify any organisms that might be in the patient’s spinal fluid. Once the organism is identified, the doctors at Craig-Joint Theater Hospital are able to prescribe medication to combat the organisms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Staff Sgt. Megan Montagnino, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of microbiology and the blood bank, takes a blood packet from storage, July 08, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The blood bank keeps all components of blood in a cold storage to expand its already short shelf life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Staff Sgt. Megan Montagnino, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of microbiology and the blood bank, drops antibodies into a patient's red blood cells, July 08, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Montagnino mixed antibodies with a sample of a patient’s blood to verify the blood type. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Staff Sgt. Megan Montagnino, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of microbiology and the blood bank, examines a blood sample, July 08, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Montagnino mixed antibodies with a sample of a patient’s blood to verify the blood type. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Staff Sgt. Megan Montagnino (right), 455th Expeditionary Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of microbiology and the blood bank, verifies details of a blood packet with a technician, July 08, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Before the blood bank hands out any donation, the blood is tested and systematically checked to ensure patients received the right blood for their needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, prepares Pfc. Zeon Battise, Guard Force, to donate platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Pfc. Zeon Battise, Guard Force, donates platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, prepares Spc. Samantha Criscio, Guard Force, to give platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, sets up an apheresis machine at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detatchment medical laboratory technician, sets up an apheresis machine at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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