Oct 2021 - SNCO Blood Drive

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A sign points blood donors to the location of the blood drive happening inside the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Medical Center, Oct. 19, 2021. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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The blouses of senior non-commissioned officers hang on hooks while they donate blood during a blood drive, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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An 88th Medical Group lab technician inserts a needle into the arm of a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer’s arm during a SNCO blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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An 88th Medical Group lab technician inserts a needle into the arm of a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer’s arm during a SNCO blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer squeezes a ball while donating blood during a SNCO blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer squeezes a ball while donating blood during a SNCO blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A machine keeps a donors blood moving during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, gives a thumbs-up after donating blood during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Chief Master Sgt. Joe Newton, 88th Mission Support Group command chief (front), and Chief Master Sgt. Donald Valentine, 88th Communications Group command chief, donate blood during a blood drive, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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An 88th Medical Group lab technician inserts a needle into the arm of a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer’s arm during a SNCO blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer donates blood during a SNCO blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Chief Master Sgt. Joe Newton, 88th Mission Support Group command chief, donates blood during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021, inside the blood bank at the 88 MDG Medical Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Donors’ blood sits on the counter in the lab waiting to be processed during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A bag of donor’s blood hangs while being filtered inside a laboratory at the 88th Medical Group during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. All donations sit for one hour before going through a process to filter out all white blood cells, which could cause problems when given to the bloods recipient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A filter removes white blood cells from a blood donation inside a laboratory at the 88th Medical Group during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. All donations sit for one hour before going through a process to filter out all white blood cells, which could cause problems when given to the bloods recipient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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A bag of donor’s blood hangs while being filtered inside a laboratory at the 88th Medical Group during a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer blood drive, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. All donations sit for one hour before going through a process to filter out all white blood cells, which could cause problems when given to the bloods recipient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (left), 88th Air Base Wing command chief, poses with other senior non-commissioned officers after they completed their blood donations, Oct 19, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Blood collected by the Wright-Patt medical center goes to the Armed Service World Blood Processing Laboratory in New Jersey to help service members around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)