Photo by Jonathan Davis | Defense Health Agency | 12.02.2023
Effective December 2023, the Armed Services Blood Program has incorporated all FDA-recommended revisions to the individualized donor assessment and new screening procedures. All donors, regardless of sexual orientation, will be asked the same screening questions....
Photo by Sarah Lopez | Defense Health Agency | 11.22.2023
This holiday season, give the one priceless gift of life by donating blood; it changes lives and saves lives.
Photo by Jonathan Davis | Defense Health Agency | 11.21.2023
The ASBP has over 20 blood donor centers supporting its mission of providing quality blood products and support to military healthcare operations worldwide. The West Coast of the U.S. hosts three of these vital operations, with each of them serving different but equally important needs....
Photo by Darrin McDufford | Defense Health Agency | 11.01.2023
Kyle Zeigler, Quality Assurance Manager at the Blood Donor Center of the Armed Services Blood Program, Great Lakes, Ill., prepares individual cryoprecipitate (cryo) units into pre-storage pooled cryo. A process of combining multiple units of single cryo into a single unit before the product is frozen and can be stored frozen for up to one year....
Photo by Darrin McDufford | Defense Health Agency | 11.01.2023
Kyle Zeigler, Quality Assurance Manager at the Blood Donor Center of the Armed Services Blood Program, Great Lakes, Ill., prepares individual cryoprecipitate (cryo) units into pre-storage pooled cryo. A process of combining multiple units of single cryo into a single unit before the product is frozen and can be stored frozen for up to one year....
Photo by Jonathan Davis | Defense Health Agency | 10.13.2023
U.S. Army Capt. Marianne Rose, Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center chief, explains to the soldiers in Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment how important their 100-Donor Club membership is to Army Readiness during their “Giving 4 Living” streamer presentation Oct. 13. They had more than 100 eligible donors volunteer to give blood to the Armed Services Blood Program Oct. 8, 2023....
Courtesy Photo | Defense Health Agency | 10.10.2023
The Armed Services Blood Program is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2023 ASBP’s Lifetime Achievement Award: retired U.S. Army Col. Richard Gonzales. He has supported the military blood banking community for over 30 years, and throughout his career, Gonzales has consistently ensured ASBP mission success and more. (Photo by Swati Agane)...
Photo by Donna Onwona | Defense Health Agency | 04.19.2023
Finola Brophy-Houlihan, Armed Services Blood Bank Center - National Capital Region, reviews donor information prior to approving the service member for blood donation....
