378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, pose for a portrait within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. In addition to providing routine and emergency treatments, the 378th EMDS team maintains a Walking Blood Bank registry of service members’ blood types. In the event a mass casualty incident occurs, the registry is activated to quickly notify donors of the blood type(s) requested to perform life-saving measures for casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Korven Kaufman, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical technician, poses for a portrait within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. As a medical technician, Kaufman assists with routine patient care, administering immunizations, and supporting providers during exams, as well as collecting blood samples to maintain a donor registry in the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Valentine, left, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical laboratory scientist, and Master Sgt. Jessica Bailey, 378th EMDS laboratory services noncommissioned officer in charge, pose for a portrait within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. Valentine and Bailey’s efforts contributed to a 100% larger turnout for a single pre-screening event than all other screenings in the last 18 months, ensuring the Walking Blood Bank registry maintains a large donor pool of each blood sample to provide life-saving treatment in the event of a mass casualty incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Korven Kaufman, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical technician, prepares to insert a winged infusion set in a patient’s arm to collect a blood sample during a Walking Blood Bank pre-screening within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. Service members across the installation volunteered to have their blood tested to be listed in the local Walking Blood Bank registry. The 378th EMDS utilizes the registry to request specific blood types to treat wounded service members in mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Bailey, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron laboratory services noncommissioned officer in charge, organizes blood samples to prepare them for blood typing within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. Bailey assisted with the collection and screening of 492 blood samples from 123 people during a Walking Blood Bank pre-screening event over a 12-hour period. Her efforts assisted with updating the registry of donors and their blood types across the installation for contingent medical response procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Korven Kaufman, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical technician, draws a blood sample from Senior Airman Justin Hobbs, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Wing Operations Center operator, during a Walking Blood Bank pre-screening within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. Over a 12-hour period, the 378th EMDS processed 492 blood samples to be blood typed and entered into a Walking Blood Bank registry, resulting in a 160% larger donor pool than last quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Korven Kaufman, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical technician, collects a blood sample from Senior Airman Justin Hobbs, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Wing Operations Center operator, during a Walking Blood Bank pre-screening within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. The Walking Blood Bank is a registry that allows an immediate resupply from donors on installation when the local supply has been depleted to ensure readiness and the ability to treat casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Valentine, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical laboratory specialist, uses a pipette to separate a blood sample to be sent for testing within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. Pre-screening service members’ blood types who volunteer to participate in a Walking Blood Bank allows the 378th EMDS to expedite notification and collection of the required blood types in the event of a mass casualty incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

A blood sample is placed in a test tube holder after spinning in a centrifuge in preparation for blood typing, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. Samples are spun in a centrifuge to separate blood cells so the sample can be properly tested. The 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron routinely hosts Walking Blood Bank screenings to ensure an ample supply of donors for each blood type is available if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)

378th EMDS hosts Walking Blood Bank Pre-screening

Published May 1, 2025
By Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger
378th Air Expeditionary Wing

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY -- U.S. Airmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, pose for a portrait within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 21, 2025. In addition to providing routine and emergency treatments, the 378th EMDS team maintains a Walking Blood Bank registry of service members’ blood types. In the event a mass casualty incident occurs, the registry is activated to quickly notify donors of the blood type(s) requested to perform life-saving measures for casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)