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AFCENT surgeon general hosts symposium, tours facilities

U.S. Air Force Maj. Melissa Miller, 379th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Blood Transshipment Center officer in-charge, briefs medical leaders from across U.S. Air Forces Central at the BTC in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 379th EMDS BTC is the sole hub for blood transport in the CENTCOM AOR and often relies on volunteers to process incoming and outgoing shipments of blood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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AFCENT surgeon general holds symposium, tours facilities

A U.S. Soldier from the 312th Medical Logistics Company provides a look inside of a refrigerated storage unit to medical leaders from across U.S. Air Forces Central during a tour of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Southwest Asia in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. U.S. Air Force Col. Keegan Lyons, AFCENT surgeon general, held a symposium which brought together leadership from expeditionary medical and aeromedical evacuation squadrons in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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AFCENT surgeon general holds symposium, tours facilities

A U.S. Soldier from the 312th Medical Logistics Company demonstrates a disposable thermometer used for cold storage medical products to medical leaders from U.S. Air Forces Central during a tour of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Southwest Asia in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. U.S. Air Force Col. Keegan Lyons, AFCENT surgeon general, held a symposium which brought together leadership from expeditionary medical and aeromedical evacuation squadrons in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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AFCENT surgeon general holds symposium, tours facilities

A U.S. Soldier from the 312th Medical Logistics Company briefs U.S. Air Force Col. Keegan Lyons, U.S. Air Forces Central surgeon general, Senior Master Sgt. Crystal Gammel, AFCENT senior enlisted advisor to the surgeon general, and other medical leaders from across AFCENT during a tour of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Southwest Asia in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. USAMMC- SWA supports the CENTCOM theater by providing direct materiel support, ensuring units are integrated into the end-to-end medical supply chain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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AFCENT surgeon general holds symposium, tours facilities

U.S. Air Force Col. Keegan Lyons, U.S. Air Forces Central surgeon general, and Senior Master Sgt. Crystal Gammel, AFCENT senior enlisted advisor to the surgeon general, tour the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Southwest Asia in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. Soldiers from the 312th Medical Logistics Company provided an in-depth tour of the USAMMC-SWA including cold storage capabilities, inventory processes and transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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AFCENT surgeon general holds symposium, tours facilities

U.S. Air Force Col. Keegan Lyons, U.S. Air Forces Central surgeon general, and Senior Master Sgt. Crystal Gammel, AFCENT senior enlisted advisor to the surgeon general, tour the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Southwest Asia in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. Soldiers from the 312th Medical Logistics Company provided an in-depth tour of the USAMMC-SWA including cold storage capabilities, inventory processes and transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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AFCENT surgeon general holds symposium, tours facilities

A U.S. Soldier from the 312th Medical Logistics Company shows U.S. Air Force Col. Keegan Lyons, U.S. Air Forces Central surgeon general, the location indicator on medical materiel during a tour of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Southwest Asia in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. USAMMC-SWA provides continuous medical logistics support to sustain the joint readiness of U.S. Forces in the CENTCOM AOR throughout the full range of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

The Blood Transshipment Center team pose for a picture July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The team of four is the only BTC in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, making them responsible for supplying blood products to 78 different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Staff Sgt. Rachel Rhoads, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron blood transshipment center NCO in charge, prepares to move a pallet of packaged blood products July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The BTC is responsible for storing, sorting, packing the blood products, which are shipped to multiple locations across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Staff Sgt. Cullen Sullivan, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory technician, packs boxes of blood products onto a pallet July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The AUAB Blood Transshipment Center is responsible for storing, sorting, packing and supplying eight different types of blood products to 78 locations across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Davila, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician, sorts through bags of blood July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Blood Transshipment Center is responsible for the storage and shipment of eight different blood products across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The products include whole blood, red blood cells, platelets, liquid plasma, fresh frozen plasma, COVID-19 convalescent plasma, cryoprecipitate and dry ice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Saff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Staff Sgt. Cullen Sullivan, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory technician, packs ice over blood products to keep them cool July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Sullivan prepared the box for shipment by first placing dry ice in the box, then carefully packing the blood products, and finally laying a bag of wet ice on the top in order to keep the items between one and ten degrees Celsius. These blood products are shipped across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, to be used for improvised explosive device blast and/or projectile injuries, gunshot wounds, COVID-19 critical patients, and trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Davila, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician, packs blood products July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Davila is one of four Blood Transshipment Center team members that ship blood products across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, which are used for improvised explosive device blast and/or projectile injuries, gunshot wounds, COVID-19 critical patients, and trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Staff Sgt. Cullen Sullivan, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory technician, fills out a blood shipment information sheet July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Blood Transshipment Center ships blood to 78 different locations across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Staff Sgt. Rachel Rhoads, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron blood transshipment center NCO in charge, scoops dry ice into a bucket July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The dry ice is used to keep blood products between one and ten degrees Celsius while they are shipped to various locations, across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, with unfavorable heat conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Davila, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician, sorts bags of blood July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Blood Transshipment Center team, consisting of four Airmen, is the only BTC in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, making them responsible for supplying blood products to 78 different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Saff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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Medical Airmen, volunteers keep blood supply flowing

Tech. Sgt. Federico Arriaga, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center (BTC) logistics craftsman, scans barcodes of blood containers in the BTC Jan. 9, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The BTC is comprised of a four-person team that orchestrates the flow of blood and platelet products to 72 forward operating locations and eight mobile field surgical teams throughout U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Medical Airmen, volunteers keep blood supply flowing

Staff Sgt. Jasmine Gates, left, and Staff Sgt. Alexis Ellingson, right, both 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technicians, inventory and store a shipment of blood in the Blood Transshipment Center (BTC) Jan. 9, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Ellingson and Gates volunteered to prepare blood products for transport at the BTC. The BTC is comprised of a four-person team that orchestrates the flow of blood and platelet products to 72 forward operating locations and eight mobile field surgical teams throughout U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Medical Airmen, volunteers keep blood supply flowing

Tech. Sgt. Federico Arriaga, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center (BTC) logistics craftsman, scans barcodes on blood containers in the BTC Jan. 9, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The BTC is comprised of a four-person team that orchestrates the flow of blood and platelet products to 72 forward operating locations and eight mobile field surgical teams throughout U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Medical Airmen, volunteers keep blood supply flowing

Staff Sgt. Jessica Kinser, left, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center (BTC) lab technician, shows Staff Sgt. Jasmine Gates (center) and Staff Sgt. Alexis Ellingson, both 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technicians, how to process blood for storage at the BTC Jan. 9, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Ellingson and Gates volunteered to prepare blood products for transport at the BTC. The BTC is comprised of a four-person team that orchestrates the flow of blood and platelet products to 72 forward operating locations and eight mobile field surgical teams throughout U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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