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Capt. Jennifer Swann, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center officer in charge, holds a package of AB plasma inside the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The facility can hold thousands of red blood cell and plasma units. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Master Sgt. Stephanie Washington, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Diagnostics and Therapeutics flight chief, inspects a red blood cell unit before placing the unit into a box to be shipped at the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Blood packing 101

Master Sgt. Stephanie Washington, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Diagnostics and Therapeutics flight chief, carefully packs red blood cell units for shipment inside the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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U.S. Ambassador Dana Shell Smith visits AUAB

U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith listens to Col. Andrea Vinyard, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group commander, explain to her what an individual first aid kit consists of April 27, 2015 at the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The BTC was on stops during her visit to the AUAB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
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Al Udeid Blood Transshipment Center keeps blood flowing through AOR

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jolonda Houston, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center medical logistician, checks the temperature of blood products, Dec. 4, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The BTC Airmen are always standing by to ship blood products whenever, and to wherever, they are needed at any given time. The BTC can also ship emergency blood products anywhere in the U.S. Central Command’s Area of Responsibility in less than 12 hours. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Al Udeid Blood Transshipment Center keeps blood flowing through AOR

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jolonda Houston, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center medical logistician, checks the temperature of a bag of plasma, Dec. 4, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. BTC Airmen are always verifying the correct temperature of blood products to ensure the supplies never exceed the recommended temperature, because if they do, they run the risk of bacterial growth and must be destroyed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Al Udeid Blood Transshipment Center keeps blood flowing through AOR

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jolonda Houston, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center medical logistician, scans blood products, Dec. 4, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Force Base, Qatar. The BTC here serves as the central point of storage and inventory assessment of all blood products in U.S. Central Command’s Area of Responsibility. The BTC ships and receives over 2,000 blood products a month, which support more than 40 medical treatment facilities throughout the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Al Udeid Blood Transshipment Center keeps blood flowing through AOR

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chayce Trotter, 379th Expeditionary Medical noncommissioned officer in charge of the Blood Transshipment Center, packs dry ice, Dec. 4, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. When blood products are shipped throughout U.S. Central Command’s Area of Responsibility, dry ice is used to keep the products at the correct temperature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Al Udeid Blood Transshipment Center keeps blood flowing through AOR

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chayce Trotter, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group noncommissioned officer in charge of the Blood Transshipment Center, scoops dry ice for packaging blood products, Dec. 4, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Not only does the BTC here supply needed blood products throughout U.S. Central Command’s Area of Responsibility, they are also the largest supplier of dry ice in the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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