Master Sgt. Christopher Thorne, 734th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation manager, squeezes his hand to increase the blood flow through his veins at an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Aug. 7, 2013, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Guam’s ASBP Donor Center conducts a blood drive at the Coral Reef Fitness Center monthly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley/Released)
Daryl Abiera, U.S. Naval Hospital Guam laboratory technician, screens a patient for health risks during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Aug. 7, 2013, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Blood types are determined before a technician can collect the blood from donors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley/Released)
Badio Patague, U.S. Naval Hospital Guam phlebotomist, inserts a 17-gauge needle into a patient’s arm during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Aug. 7, 2013, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Blood is typically drawn from median cubital veins, which are closest to the skin on the inside of the elbow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley/Released)
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Coppernoll, 734th Air Mobility Squadron aerial port training manager, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Taves, 734th AMS maintenance training manager, donate blood to the Armed Services Blood Program Aug. 7, 2013, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Donors give approximately one pint of blood, which is 10 percent of the blood in an adult body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley/Released)