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5th Air Force

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Senior Airman Ryan Higgins Dodd, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, begins the initial process of donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. Through the donation of blood, the JRCS is able to help save the lives of countless patients on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Senior Airman Ryan Higgins Dodd, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, answers questions as part of a medical prescreening prior to donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. With the help of blood donors like Higgins Dodd, the JRCS is able to deliver blood products to medical institutions across the country, saving nearly 1.2 million people every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Ober, 374th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of airfield management training, completes his medical prescreening prior to donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. Through the donation of blood, the JRCS is able to help save the lives of countless patients on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Senior Airman Ryan Higgins Dodd, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, has his blood pressure checked as part of a medical prescreening prior to donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. The JRCS mandates under its blood donation policy for safety reasons that all persons donating must fill out a pre-questionnaire and meet with a certified physician to conduct an examination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Senior Airman Ryan Higgins Dodd, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, meets with a certified physician as the final portion of his medical prescreening prior to donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. The JRCS mandates under its blood donation policy for safety reasons that all persons donating must fill out a pre-questionnaire and meet with a certified physician to conduct an examination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Ober, 374th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of airfield management training, steps onto Japanese Red Cross Society bus to donate blood at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. With the help of blood donors like Ober, the JRCS is able to deliver blood products to medical institutions across the country, saving nearly 1.2 million people every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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A member of the Japanese Red Cross Society team begins to insert a needle to begin the blood donation process at Yokota Air Base, March 28, 2018. With the help of blood donors, the JRCS is able to deliver blood products to medical institutions across the country, saving nearly 1.2 million people every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Senior Airman Ryan Higgins Dodd, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, squeezes a stress ball while donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. Through the donation of blood, the JRCS is able to help save the lives of countless patients on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Ober, 374th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of airfield management training, donates blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. With the help of blood donors like Ober, the JRCS is able to deliver blood products to medical institutions across the country, saving nearly 1.2 million people every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Ober, 374th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of airfield management training, applies pressure to his arm after donating blood to the Japanese Red Cross Society at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2018. Through the donation of blood, the JRCS is able to help save the lives of countless patients on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

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Members of Team Yokota donate blood to JRCS

Published March 28, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

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