Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

Team Barksdale members wait to donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. More than 50 donors participated, giving at least a pint of blood each. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

Col. Robert Kent, 2nd Medical Group commander, prepares to give blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. Only 38 percent of the United States population is able to donate blood, and only 10 percent of the population does so. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

LifeShare hosts a blood drive at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. LifeShare regularly supplies blood components and related services to more than 100 medical facilities and hospitals throughout Louisiana, east Texas and south Arkansas. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

A LifeShare technician assists a donor as he gives blood during the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. Approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

A LifeShare technician fills out paperwork at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. One pint of donated blood can help up to three people. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

An Airman squeezes a stress ball as he donates blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. Approximately every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)

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Airmen donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive

Published June 26, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE. LA. -- Team Barksdale members wait to donate blood at the 2017 LifeShare Blood Drive at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 16, 2017. More than 50 donors participated, giving at least a pint of blood each. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Sydney Bennett)