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Tech. Sgt. Dustin Smith, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 5, gives blood during a blood drive Dec. 12, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base. Each donor gave a pint of blood, which is then processed and broken down into three components: red cells platelets and plasma. The average time to make a donation is 45 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/William O'Brien)

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Tech. Sgt. Dustin Smith, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 5, gives blood during a blood drive Dec. 12, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base. Each donor gave a pint of blood, which is then processed and broken down into three components: red cells platelets and plasma. The average time to make a donation is 45 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. William O'Brien)

An iodine solution is applied to an arm prior to a blood withdrawal Dec. 12, 2012, in the Joint Base Charleston – Air Base gym. Tech. Sgt. Dustin Smith, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 5, gave blood as part of Red Cross Blood Drive. The blood drive was open to all base personnel 18 years old and older and 17 with parental consent. (U.S. Air Force photo/William O'Brien)

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An iodine solution is applied to an arm prior to a blood withdrawal Dec. 12, 2012, in the Joint Base Charleston – Air Base gym. Tech. Sgt. Dustin Smith, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 5, gave blood as part of Red Cross Blood Drive. The blood drive was open to all base personnel 18 years old and older and 17 with parental consent. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. William O'Brien)