A Landstuhl Regional Medical Center laboratory technician bandages up a blood donor’s arm in the Brick House Community Center during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2014. Donors were provided with drinks and food during their 15 minute recuperation time after donating one pint of their blood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)
A Landstuhl Regional Medical Center laboratory technician inserts an intravenous line into a donor’s arm in the Brick House Community Center during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2014. The blood drive is held here quarterly by the LRMC staff to support the Armed Services Blood Program. The donated blood is sent to forward operating bases and military medical agencies around the world to continually support the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)
A Landstuhl Regional Medical Center laboratory technician applies a bandage to a donor’s finger in the Brick House Community Center during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2014. A small sample of blood is extracted from the donor’s finger checking iron levels in the body before they are approved to give blood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)
A blood donor gets his blood pressure taken by a Landstuhl Regional Medical Center laboratory technician during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at the Brick House Community Center on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2014. The ASBP was established more than 60 years ago as a joint field operating agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
A Landstuhl Regional Medical Center laboratory technician picks up pint bags of blood during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at the Brick House Community Center on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2014. An ASBP blood drive accumulates nearly 40 units of blood on average during site visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
Blood donors and Landstuhl Regional Medical Ceneter laboratory technicians gather during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at the Brick House Community Center on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18, 2014. The ASBP travels to Spangdahlem approximately once every two months and facilitates more than 50 donors each visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)