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Walking blood bank

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Sousa, 424th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, donates blood to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s Blood Support Center, Aug. 30, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The blood support center conducted a walking blood bank to collect blood from prescreened and cleared donors. The blood was sent downrange to support Afghanistan evacuation operations. The DoD is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)
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Walking blood bank

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Sousa, 424th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, donates blood to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s Blood Support Center, Aug. 30, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The blood support center conducted a walking blood bank to collect blood from prescreened and cleared donors. The blood was sent downrange to support Afghanistan evacuation operations. The DoD is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)
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Walking blood bank

Service members at the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s Blood Support Center prepare blood bags, Aug. 30, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The blood support center conducted a walking blood bank to collect blood from prescreened and cleared donors. The blood was sent downrange to support Afghanistan evacuation operations. The DoD is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)
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Walking blood bank

Service members donate blood to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s Blood Support Center, Aug. 30, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The blood support center conducted a walking blood bank to collect blood from prescreened and cleared donors. The blood was sent downrange to support Afghanistan evacuation operations. The DoD is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)
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Walking blood bank

U.S. Army Corporal Michael Echavarria, 424th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, donates blood to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s Blood Support Center, Aug. 30, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The blood support center conducted a walking blood bank to collect blood from prescreened and cleared donors. The blood was sent downrange to support Afghanistan evacuation operations. The DoD is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)
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Walking blood bank

U.S. Army Corporal Michael Echavarria, 424th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, donates blood to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group’s Blood Support Center, Aug. 30, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The blood support center conducted a walking blood bank to collect blood from prescreened and cleared donors. The blood was sent downrange to support Afghanistan evacuation operations. The DoD is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)
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The blood gateway

Staff Sgt. Kiley Mazza and Staff Sgt. Dominic Recella, Blood Transshipment Center volunteers, organize a fridge filled with donated blood at Al Udeid AB, Qatar on Aug 16, 2019. Since March, the blood products stored in the BTC have already saved over 160 lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)
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The blood gateway

Blood Transshipment Center volunteers sort through a cold supply of storage blood during an inbound shipment at Al Udeid AB, Qatar on Aug. 16, 2019. The volunteers help stock and organize blood products while stored on the installation after inbound shipments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)
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Packing blood nice and slow

Senior Airman Celina Garcia, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Blood Transshipment Center logistician, carefully packs red blood cell units for shipment inside the BTC 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 on display

Packages of red blood cell units sit inside a walk-in refrigerator in the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The refrigerator can hold 1,000 red blood cell 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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Shipping Blood

Master Sgt. Stephanie Washington (left), 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Diagnostics and Therapeutics flight chief, and Senior Airman Celina Garcia (right), 379 EMSS Blood Transshipment Center logistician, carefully pack red blood cell units for shipment inside the BTC 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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Who wants plasma?

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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O Positive

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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Scooping some ice

Capt. Jennifer Swann, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center officer in charge, scoops out dry ice from a freezer inside the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. Dry ice is needed to keep blood cool throughout the shipping process. The facility can house more than 4,000 pounds of dry ice. 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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We are ready to be shipped

Packages of red blood cell units sit inside a walk-in refrigerator in the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The refrigerator can hold 1,000 red blood cell 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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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, uses a hemosealer to seal blood bag tubing attached to a platelet donor at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, blood is drawn using an apheresis machine which separates and returns the unused portions of blood to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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