MHS ability to rapidly innovate is put to use in the fight against COVID-19

How the DHA mobilized to execute the vaccination program

The healthcare warriors who served on the front line against COVID-19

One patient’s story of her battle with COVID-19 and the care she received from MHS

The MHS deploys USNS Comfort and Mercy as well as the branches of the armed forces to combat COVID

DHA deploys a testing program to help combat the spread of COVID-19

DHA is tasked with collecting plasma of recovering patients in order to harvest their antibodies and deploy them in the fight against COVID-19

Alexis Gore, a phlebotomist with the Armed Services Blood Program, encourages everyone to donate blood. It's fun!

Ms. Seileen Mullen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs encourages everyone to donate blood to the Armed Services Blood Program. "We can't wait for a disaster to happen before we reach into our blood supply," she said. One donation can save up to three lives. For more information visit health.mil/ASBP

For Lab Week awareness, we follow Staff Sargeant Watson, a lab technician in the phlebotomy section, as she helps to draw blood donations during 2024's MHS Conference, where they are then delivered to initial intake processing. Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Staff Sargeant Watson is a lab technician in the phlebotomy section, ...

Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Specialist Blanca, an ASBP mobilized reservist, works in the interview section during blood donations at the 2024 MHS Conference. She takes us through why her position is essential for patient safety, and in ensuring ASBP receives safe, pure, and potent blood donations. This video is vertical ...

Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Staff Sergeant Davis, a lab technician in the initial processing section, explains the necessary importance of proper intake and storage of blood donations. This video is vertical with embedded subtitles for social media.

Blood is being collected to be shipped out all over the world and we have Army, Air Force, Navy and DOD civilians acting as the local community. Now more than ever, especially in the pandemic, we need to donate and give blood as there has been a shortage of blood donors. What better time than on National Blood Donor Month?

Military members and their families depend on blood donors every day, and your donation can save a life. The need for blood donations is constant, and the Armed Services Blood Program reminds everyone that donors are the heart of the program. Donating on a regular basis ensures military health care operations worldwide have a steady supply of quality ...

If you could save three lives in less than an hour, would you? Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, encourages everyone to donate blood. One donation can save up to 3 lives and takes less than 1 hour. Readiness is a key focus of the Defense Health Agency and blood donation is a key part of military medical ...