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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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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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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455th EMDG lab techs keep the blood flowing

Published July 9, 2016
By Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- 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)