26 June 2017 - 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron - chemistry lab

Heather Wherry, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Clinical Laboratory Technician, places a patient’s blood sample into a centrifuge inside the chemistry laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 26, 2017. A centrifuge is a laboratory device that separates red blood cells, white blood cells and plasma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

Heather Wherry, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Clinical Laboratory Technician, seals the lid to a patient’s blood sample inside the chemistry laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 26, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

Heather Wherry, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Clinical Laboratory Technician, operates an automated analyzer inside the chemistry laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 26, 2017. The analyzer provides efficient and accurate test results of patient blood serum to medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)