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New Blood Mobile Delivered to Donor Center at Walter Reed | Health.mil

New Blood Mobile Delivered to Donor Center at Walter Reed

The Armed Services Blood Bank Center at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., received a new state-of-the-art blood mobile May 5.

A State-of-the-art blood mobile traveled across the country – from Riverside, Calif., to Bethesda, Md. — to be delivered to the Armed Services Blood Bank Center at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Getting the vehicle took four years, but thanks to the tireless efforts of Army Lt. Col. Robert K. Pell Jr., former chief of blood services for the ASBBC, the mobile facility finally arrived May 5.

“We are excited for the team to have this new blood mobile in the Washington metro area,” Navy Capt. Roland Fahie, director of the Armed Services Blood Program, said. “This is a great asset that will improve the capabilities of the donor center. The mobile collection team from Bethesda travels to many locations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia often, so the new blood mobile will definitely improve the way the donor center collects blood.” Read More

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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Trueblood (center) and Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Hernandez, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Enroute Patient Staging Facility medical technicians, help load a patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The patients was enroute to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, to receive a higher level of care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)

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Defense Health Agency: A Joint, Integrated Premier System of Health

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This brochure describes the Defense Health Agency, its mission and includes resources for more information.

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Air Force Maj. Stephen Cherrington (right), 59th Dental Group maxillofacial prosthodontist, checks the fitting of retired Army Master Sgt. Todd Nelson’s prosthetic ear at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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