Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

A Team Dover Airman donates blood at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Donated blood is processed off-site, and some of it will be brought back to Dover AFB to be shipped out for aid in military and humanitarian missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

Isaiah Johnson, Walter Reed National Medical Center phlebotomist, sterilizes the arm of Tech Sgt. Aaron Fowler, 512th Airlift Wing recruiter, at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The blood drive was open to all of Team Dover’s active-duty service members, reservists and civilians. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

Isaiah Johnson, Walter Reed National Medical Center phlebotomist, inserts a needle into a donor’s vein at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Since 1952, the Armed Services Blood Program has been collecting, processing and distributing blood products for the military community. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

Hospital Corpsman Ciara Gaston, Walter Reed National Medical Center, prepares to remove a needle from a donor’s vein at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. All donors were treated to refreshments after completing the donation process. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

Hospital Apprentice Isaiah Burns, Walter Reed National Medical Center, searches for a vein on a donor’s arm at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. During times of both peace and war, the mission of the ASBP is to provide quality blood products in support of contingency operations, military exercises, VA hospitals and civilian emergencies worldwide. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

2nd Lt. Ekaterina Thormann, 436th Aerial Port Squadron air freight officer in charge, squeezes a rubber ball at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Squeezing a rubber ball contracts the arm muscles and increases venous outflow into the blood collection bag, thereby expediting the donation process. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive

Hospital Apprentice Isaiah Burns, Walter Reed National Medical Center, collects vials of blood from a donor at the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Feb. 28, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The vials of blood will be screened for various blood-borne diseases before the donor’s blood is cleared for use. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)

Armed Services Blood Program blood drive

Published March 5, 2019
By Mauricio Campino

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --