The Army Blood Program is calling for just the right type! Every so often, the Army Blood Program asks for specific blood types for specific products to ensure the program manages blood needs efficiently. It also helps us make sure we inform donors whose blood type might make them fantastic donors for a specific product, like plasma or platelets. Our ultimate goal is efficient use of resources and good communication with our dedicated donors to let them know what type of donation fits their blood type.
When an ill or injured service member, veteran or family member requires a large amount of blood, routine inventory can quickly become depleted. In order for the Army Blood Program to ensure a certain blood type is available to continue to save lives, program leaders will occasionally send out a specific call for help.
Different blood types are sometimes better suited for certain types of donations. For example:
- Type O donors are in high demand for whole blood donations
- Type A donors sometimes fit better into plasma or plateletpheresis programs
- Type AB donors are often suited for plasma programs
Visit our About Blood or Can I Donate? pages for more information.
There are 11 Army Blood Program blood donor centers in the United States, and one in Germany. Many of them collect multiple blood products; however, some of them do not. The following table outlines what each donor center collects. Click on a donor center to get a list of upcoming blood drives for each location.
| Blood Donor Center | Whole Blood | Platelets | Plasma |
| Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Va. | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Sullivan Memorial Blood Center, Ga. | ✔ | | |
| Fort Bliss, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Texas | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Fort Bragg, Womack Army Medical Center, N.C. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fort Gordon, Kendrick Memorial Blood Center, Ga. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fort Hood, Robertson Blood Center, Texas | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood Blood Collection Center, Mo. | ✔ | | |
| Fort Sam Houston, Akeroyd Blood Center, Texas | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Madigan Army Medical Center, Wash. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Landstuhl, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pentagon, Pentagon Blood Donor Center, Va. | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Tripler AMC, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii | ✔ | ✔ | |
Don't let a specific call for donors at certain blood donor centers stop you from rolling up your sleeves! Even if you don't match the specific type we are looking for at the moment, we still need you! All of our donors—with all blood types and at all locations—are the heart and soul of the military blood program. So if you are ready to join us in saving lives, we have several easy ways to get started:
- By using the online registration system, you'll know exactly when and where your type is up and when you can donate again! First time users will need to create a profile, but that puts you in our system and allows you to search all of our upcoming blood drives.
- You can also contact any of the Armed Services Blood Program blood donor centers directly to find out exactly what type is needed or for what type of donation your blood type is best suited for. Get contact information for any of our blood donor centers by visiting Where to Give Blood.