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Targeting the Blood Needs of the Combat Warrior

PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

ASBP to Honor Donor Recruitment Professionals (September 2012)
Falls Church, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 – On Sept. 19, the Armed Services Blood Program will join other blood centers throughout the world in celebrating Donor Recruitment Professionals Day, a day which acknowledges and celebrates the critical role blood donor recruiters play in helping to ensure safe blood is available to patients in need.

Armed Services Blood Program Announces 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient (September 2012)
Falls Church, Va., Sept. 18, 2012—The 2012 ASBP Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously honors Army Col. Frank R. Camp. Like past honorees, Camp’s distinguished Army career has had a long-lasting impact on the military blood program.

This Summer Support Your Brothers and Sisters in Arms (July 2012)
Falls Church, Va., July 2, 2012—The summer months are in full swing and the Armed Services Blood Program wants to remind everyone that your brothers and sisters in arms still need you! “It is common for blood donations to decrease over the summer; however, the need for blood does not.” said Col. Francisco Rentas...

Army Blood Program Targets Blood Needs of the Combat Warrior (February 2012)
Falls Church, Va., February 13, 2012—The Army Blood Program is calling for just the right type! A person’s blood group is distinguished by the presence or absence of different markers or antigens on the red cells which lead to four different blood groups—A, B, AB and O. The presence or absence of another antigen, the d antigen ...

The Military Blood Program Offers A Simple Thanks (January 2012)
Falls Church, Va., January 3, 2012—January is National Blood Donor Month and the ASBP is sending out a simple thanks to all of our donors—the heart and soul of the military blood program. “The loyalty of our donors is what continually keeps the military blood program successful,” said Col. Francisco Rentas, director of the ASBP.