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American Red Cross holds blood drive at Warfield

By Airman Sarah M. McClanahan, 175th Public Affairs / Published June 16, 2017

Air Force Major Tim Keegan, budget officer assigned to the 175th Comptroller Flight, participates in a blood drive June 15, 2017 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. Keegan was donating blood on base for the first time and has donated elsewhere several times before. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)
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Air Force Major Tim Keegan, budget officer assigned to the 175th Comptroller Flight, participates in a blood drive June 15, 2017 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. Keegan was donating blood on base for the first time and has donated elsewhere several times before. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)

Zachary Harris, American Red Cross staff member, seals a box of blood units June 15, 2017 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. before passing it over to be delivered and processed at regional hospitals. Harris has been an employee for the American Red Cross for five years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)
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Zachary Harris, American Red Cross staff member, seals a box of blood units June 15, 2017 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. before passing it over to be delivered and processed at regional hospitals. Harris has been an employee for the American Red Cross for five years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)

Air Force Maj. Tim Keegan, budget officer assigned to the 175th Comptroller Flight, squeezes a foam ball June 15, 2017 while donating blood at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. The American Red Cross holds blood drives on base twice annually. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)
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Air Force Maj. Tim Keegan, budget officer assigned to the 175th Comptroller Flight, squeezes a foam ball June 15, 2017 while donating blood at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. The American Red Cross holds blood drives on base twice annually. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)

(From left) Staff Sgt. Rhyse Singleton, aerospace ground equipment technician in the 175th Maintenance Squadron, and Technical Sgt. Carl Washington, NCO in charge of communications focal point in the 175th Communications Squadron, pose for a photo June 15, 2017 while donating blood at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. Both service members have donated multiple times on base through the American Red Cross. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)
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(From left) Staff Sgt. Rhyse Singleton, aerospace ground equipment technician in the 175th Maintenance Squadron, and Technical Sgt. Carl Washington, NCO in charge of communications focal point in the 175th Communications Squadron, pose for a photo June 15, 2017 while donating blood at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. Both service members have donated multiple times on base through the American Red Cross. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)

Staff Sgt. Jose Bulls, financial management systems administrator in the 175th Comptroller Flight, participates in a blood drive June 15, 2017 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. This is Bulls’ third time donating blood on base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)
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Staff Sgt. Jose Bulls, financial management systems administrator in the 175th Comptroller Flight, participates in a blood drive June 15, 2017 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. This is Bulls’ third time donating blood on base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sarah M. McClanahan)

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BALTIMORE --

    Service members participated in an American Red Cross blood drive June 15, 2017, held at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland.

    Warfield holds blood drives through the American Red Cross twice annually and the total number of pints, or units, of blood donated each drive is 30 units, said Master Sgt. Stephanie Feldhausen, health system specialist assigned to the 175th Medical Group and blood drive coordinator.

    Donating blood is critically important because every five seconds someone needs blood or a blood component, said Ciara Tina Mandell, collections specialist II for the American Red Cross. One unit of blood can potentially save three lives.

    One of the biannual blood drives is always held in June or July because it is a critical time to donate blood, said Feldhausen. This is because there is a greater need for blood during the summer months and fewer units are donated outside of the school year.

      It’s crucial for Warfield service members to donate blood because it goes back to the community, said Feldhausen. Not only does this give back, but, it could potentially save the lives of other guardsmen since civilian doctors would typically respond to a guardsman’s medical emergency.

      “You never know when you are going to need it,” said Feldhausen.