ASBP: U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center, Okinawa, Japan

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Welcome to the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center, Okinawa, Japan website. As part of the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP), the official United States military blood program, your donation serves as a vital link to military service members and their families worldwide.

Okinawa is an island that lies in the subtropical zone in the Western Pacific Ocean. Okinawa is home to the Department of Defense's Armed Services Blood Bank Center (ASBBC). It is the seat of blood operations and the sole source of blood products for the entire U.S. Pacific Command's eight medical treatment facilities. In addition, the ASBBC provides blood product service support to various ships and operations across the Pacific Theater. The blood supplied by the center directly supports the health and welfare of over 175,000 active duty service members, Department of Defense civilians, and dependents across the region.

Story Archive

Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Hoiles, director of the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center in Okinawa, Japan, delivers blood from the ASBBC to the Queen Sirikit Hospital in Thailand.

ASBBC Supports Multinational Training Exercise in Thailand
The ASBBC in Okinawa, Japan, started off 2012 by providing mission-critical blood support to Operation Cobra Gold in Thailand. Cobra Gold, an annual multinational...

The U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center conducts a blood drive aboard the USS George Washington.

Haze Gray and Underway for Blood Donations
The U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center in Okinawa, Japan, went "haze gray and underway" for blood donations. Recently, 13 members of the blood...

Petty Officer 1st Class Jun Villanueva, a medical lab technician with the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center, collects individual vials during a blood donation by Pfc. Dewayne Schinault s at a blood drive at building 494 on Camp Foster May 17. Schinault, along with more than 60 Marines and sailors belonging to the Joint Reception Center, donated blood to ASBBC.

Blood Donations Vital to Pacific Region
The U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center on Camp Lester is the headquarters of blood operations and the main source of blood products for the...