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File: aaacn_02.txtIMMEDIATE BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 39O COSQ/DONA PAGE 02 OF 02 RUEABOL 0219 05/1815Z 38 SCOTT/TRAVIS 37 HILL/ROBINS/TINKER 37 EGLIN/DOVER/BARKSDALE 37 MARCH/CARSWELL/MINOT 37 OFFUTT/VANDENBERG 33 DAVIS-MONTHAN/LANGLEY 33 LUKE/MACDILL/SHAW/TYNDALL 4. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: 4. A. PRE-HOSTILITIES 4. A. 1. [0] EFFECTIVE 9 DEC 90, REPORT WEEK WILL CHANGE TO 0001 HRS [EST] SUNDAY THROUGH 2359 HRS [EST] SATURDAY. NEW DESERT SHIELD REQUIREMENT FOR C+130 MUST ARRIVE NLT 2359 HRS [EST] 15 DEC 90. 4. A.2. [U] MAKE MAXIMUM EFFORT TO COLLECT ALL GROUP AND TYPE 0 DONOR BLOOD IN THE 800ML BLOOD BAG [NSN 6515-01-234-6831] SO IF NOT USED, THEY CAN BE REJUVENATED AND FROZEN. TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEED FOR GROUP 0 AT THE 2ND ECHELON, 55 PERCENT OF THE SHIPMENTS ARE TO BE GROUP AND TYPE 0 BLOOD. DO NOT SHIP GROUP AB BLOOD BUT RETAIN FOR LOCAL MTF USE. 4. A.3. [U] BLOOD REPORTS ARE TO BE IN STANDARD MESSAGE TEXT FORMAT ATTACHED TO THE 14 JUN 90 AIR FORCE BLOOD PROGRAM UPDATE LETTER [REF C] PROVIDE ASWBPL AND HQ USAF BOLLING AFB DC//SGHR// BLOOD SHIPMENT REPORTS [BLDSHIPREP] FOR EACH SHIPMENT. 4. A. 4. [U] ENSURE BLOOD IS SHIPPED CORRECTLY. EACH LABORATORY OFFICER OR BLOOD BANKER MUST ENSURE PARTITIONS IN BLOOD BOXES ARE IN PLACE AND ICE BAGS REST ON THE PARTITIONS. ALSO USE ONLY A SMALL PIECE OF TAPE TO CLOSE THE LID. EXCESSIVE TAPE DESTROYS THE BOX WHEN OPENED. 4. A.5. [U] DONOR RECRUITMENT: CLEAR ALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS LINKING INCREASED DONOR COLLECTIONS TO OPERATION DESERT SHIELD WITH LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE. ALL MEDIA QUERIES SHOULD BE TAKEN WITHOUT COMMENT AND REFERRED TO [(b)(2)] 4. A.6. [U] MIL-CIV BLOOD PROGRAM COOPERATION: REF D AND E REITERATE THE PRIMACY OF MILITARY BLOOD ACTIVITY COLLECTIONS ON AIR FORCE BASES. DURING MILITARY OPERATIONS, CIVILIAN BLOOD COLLECTING AGENCIES MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM COLLECTING ON BASES. HOWEVER, BLOOD BANK AND LABORATORY OFFICERS SHOULD COORDINATE INDIVIDUAL/JOINT BLOOD DRIVE PROCEDURES WITH THE CIVILIAN BLOOD AGENCY THAT NORMALLY COLLECTS ON THE BASE. COORDINATION BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL AS MILITARY DONOR BASE AND BLOOD COLLECTING RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED. FOR YOUR INFO ONLY, CIVILIAN BLOOD DONOR COLLECTION CONTRACTS ARE ALSO BEING ACTIVATED TO HELP US MEET OUR NEEDS. 4. A.7. [U] FRESH FROZEN PLASMA [FFP] IS TO BE MADE FROM ALL GROUP AND TYPE A, B, AND AB DONATIONS. ALL LOCAL AVAILABLE FREEZER SPACE SHOULD BE USED TO STOCKPILE FFP. EXCESS MAY BE SHIPPED TO THE ASWBPL AFTER PROPER SHIPMENT COORDINATION. 4.B. POST-HOSTILITIES: [U] EACH BDC WILL IDENTIFY AND COORDINATE PROVISION OF DONOR POOLS FOR MEETING DAILY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE BASE BLOOD PROGRAM OFFICER AND FIRST SERGEANTS. ALSO PLAN FOR BLOOD COLLECTION SPACE, PERSONNEL. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. 5. POINT OF CONTACT IS [(b)(2)] BT #0219 NNNN
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