Felicia Taylor, American Red Cross phlebotomist collection technician three, checks the amount of blood in a bag during a blood drive at Fort Eustis, Va., August 3, 2016. Taylor has worked as a phlebotomist for over 18 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Spc. Curtis Smith, 335th Transportation Detachment watercraft operator, has his blood drawn by Felicia Taylor, American Red Cross phlebotomist collection technician three, during a blood drive at Fort Eustis, Va., August 3, 2016. Smith donates blood every year and began donating blood while attending Deep Creek High School in his hometown of Chesapeake, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Spc. Curtis Smith, 335th Transportation Detachment watercraft operator, holds gauze over his venipuncture wound after donating blood during a blood drive at Fort Eustis, Va., August 3, 2016. Smith raised his arm above his heart to slow the bleeding from his median cubital vein.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Felicia Taylor, American Red Cross phlebotomist collection technician three, prepares Spc. Curtis Smith, 335th Transportation Detachment watercraft operator, to donate blood during a blood drive at Fort Eustis, Va., August 3, 2016. Whole blood donation is the most common type, during which approximately a pint of whole blood is given. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Felicia Taylor, American Red Cross phlebotomist collection technician three, cleans the arm of Spc. Curtis Smith, 335th Transportation Detachment watercraft operator, with iodine during a blood drive at Fort Eustis, Va., August 3, 2016. Iodine products are used to reduce bacterial loads such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Soldiers donate pints of blood during a blood drive at Fort Eustis, Va., August 3, 2016. During whole blood donations, the blood is separated into red cells, plasma, and platelets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)