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Monthly blood drives vital to maintaining healthy supply
March 13, 2025 — The Armed Services Blood Program has been collecting and providing blood for America’s service members since 1952. Originally started by President Harry S. Truman in 1952, ASBP became a fully operational program in 1962.As the official blood program for the U.S. military, the mission of the ASBP has been to provide quality blood products and... MORE

Staff Sgt. Yoseph Roman, medic, Company C, Madigan Army Medical Center, collects blood from Patrick McIlhaga, electronics instructor, Shop 67, Electronics Technicians, March 5, 2025, during the monthly Blood Drive at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Ben Hutto)

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