Saving lives one pint at a time

Senior Airman Aimee Plotz, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, donates blood during the September Unit Training Assembly at the 911th Airlift Wing, Sept. 8, 2012. One pint of blood is split into three sections: platelets, plasma and red cells. The separated components of one pint of donated blood can help the lives of three people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert/Released)

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Saving lives one pint at a time

Published Sept. 13, 2012
By Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- Senior Airman Aimee Plotz, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, donates blood during the September Unit Training Assembly at the 911th Airlift Wing, Sept. 8, 2012. One pint of blood is split into three sections: platelets, plasma and red cells. The separated components of one pint of donated blood can help the lives of three people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert/Released)