From Drone Delivery to Transfusions, Blood Plays Vital Combat Role

From drone delivery to transfusions, blood plays vital combat role

From transfusion training to drone deliveries and even simulated fluid, the Army is finding ways to get blood where it’s needed most.On May 15, soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s Charlie “Lifeline” Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion conducted drone-based blood resupply in a full-scale hospital exercise at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, as part of Exercise Swift Response 2025.“Aerial resupply of blood is pretty cool for us,” said…

519th Hospital Center Welcomes Lithuanian Defense Minister and U.S. Ambassador for Exciting HOSPEX Visit! – EUROP INFO

Strengthening Military Healthcare: A Collaborative Effort Between Lithuania and the U.S. In a meaningful demonstration of global cooperation and military preparedness, the 519th Hospital Center recently hosted Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas alongside U.S.Ambassador to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist during a Health Services Exercise (HOSPEX). This event highlighted the essential partnership between the United States and Lithuania, …

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center provides real and simulated blood products in support of Defender Europe 25 Exercise

LANDSTUHL, Germany – The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LMRC) Blood Services Program partnered with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany May 14-15 to provide real and simulated blood products in support of the Defender Europe 25 Exercise.