For Lab Week awareness, we follow Staff Sargeant Watson, a lab technician in the phlebotomy section, as she helps to draw blood donations during 2024's MHS Conference, where they are then delivered to initial intake processing. Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Staff Sargeant Watson is a lab technician in the phlebotomy section, ...

Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Staff Sergeant Davis, a lab technician in the initial processing section, explains the necessary importance of proper intake and storage of blood donations. This video is vertical with embedded subtitles for social media.

Military members and their families depend on blood donors every day, and your donation can save a life. The need for blood donations is constant, and the Armed Services Blood Program reminds everyone that donors are the heart of the program. Donating on a regular basis ensures military health care operations worldwide have a steady supply of quality ...

Blood is being collected to be shipped out all over the world and we have Army, Air Force, Navy and DOD civilians acting as the local community. Now more than ever, especially in the pandemic, we need to donate and give blood as there has been a shortage of blood donors. What better time than on National Blood Donor Month?

If you could save three lives in less than an hour, would you? Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, encourages everyone to donate blood. One donation can save up to 3 lives and takes less than 1 hour. Readiness is a key focus of the Defense Health Agency and blood donation is a key part of military medical ...

The Armed Services Blood Program has been the sole provider of blood and blood products for military members, their families and veterans since the Korean War. Cpl. Aria Herrera has more on this program and why January is important to them.

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity joined a multinational military and government contingent to test developing medical technologies and treatments at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 4-6, 2024.

In one final act of service, Maj. Gen. Michael Place walked into the Fort Liberty Donor Center, Feb. 16, to donate blood one final time as an active duty service member.

Brooke Army Medical Center held a National Donor Day observance on Feb. 14, 2024, features compelling stories of donors and recipients.

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the adage is true regarding Texan support for the ASBP.

Our experts weigh in on new blood donation eligibility, what you can do if you can’t donate blood, and how your actions save lives.

January is National Blood Donor Month, an observance to encourage people to consider donating blood and platelets. Because of the holidays, inclement weather, and cold and flu season, the winter months often experience reduced donations and an increased risk for blood shortages for many health care facilities.

In a 1969 proclamation signed by President Richard Nixon, January was designated as National Blood Donor Month to create a time to thank those who have donated throughout the past year and to address the decrease in donations during the winter season. The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) is grateful for all the support it has received from donors ...

The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) recently reaccredited the Blood Services Department at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) after conducting a year-long document review and recent on-site visit.

The Food and Drug Administration issued guidance in May of 2023 for blood donors, removing and adjusting some long-standing deferrals. In addition, the FDA is now recommending moving towards an individualized risk-based approach when determining donor eligibility.