Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, prepares Spc. Samantha Criscio, Guard Force, to give platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, apheresis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor.

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