Blood transshipment Airmen: The veins of the AOR

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Celina Garcia, a medical logistics technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, drives a 10K forklift in order to move a pallet of blood units at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. A selection of Airmen within the blood transshipment center achieve certification to operate material handling equipment in order to expedite the shipping of blood units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

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Blood transshipment Airmen: The veins of the AOR

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Celina Garcia, a medical logistics technician, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dean Blackmore, a medical laboratory technician, both with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, select blood units for shipment at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. These Airmen operate primarily at night due to the strict temperature regulations in place to keep blood units viable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

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Blood transshipment Airmen: The veins of the AOR

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dean Blackmore, a medical laboratory technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, scans blood units at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. Every time Airmen handle these blood units, they are up against the clock because of the strict temperature guidelines used to keep the units viable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

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Blood transshipment Airmen: The veins of the AOR

Blood shipping containers wait as Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center scan blood units to pack into the crates at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. In one night, blood transshipment center Airmen will handle 30 to 300 blood units depending on mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

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Blood transshipment Airmen: The veins of the AOR

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Celina Garcia, a medical logistics technician, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dean Blackmore, a medical laboratory technician, both with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, reinforce blood shipping containers at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. These Airmen operate the only blood transshipment center for the entire Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Celina Garcia, a medical logistics technician, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dean Blackmore, a medical laboratory technician, both with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, untangle cargo straps to secure blood shipping containers onto a pallet at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. These Airmen operate the only blood transshipment center for the entire Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

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Blood transshipment Airmen: The veins of the AOR

Published Jan. 28, 2017
By Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Celina Garcia, a medical logistics technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, drives a 10K forklift in order to move a pallet of blood units at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 27, 2017. A selection of Airmen within the blood transshipment center achieve certification to operate material handling equipment in order to expedite the shipping of blood units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)