Staff Sgt. Amanda Winders checks on the platelet donation site of Army Capt. Susan Hawley to ensure the captain's blood is flowing properly while she donates life-saving blood products Jan. 28 at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The platelet donation process takes about 90 minutes to complete. Though a time consuming process, many lives are saved by donations. Sergeant Winders is a 332nd Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron lab technician deployed from Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Captain Hawley is a 546th Area Support Medical Company doctor deployed from Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)