Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune - U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st class, Shelby Hurley, with Carrier Air Wing 5, donates blood during a blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21. 2019. The American and Japanese Red Cross societies came together for the biannual blood drive to collect blood for the local community to utilize. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Saving lives, one pint a time - A donor gives blood at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 12, 2019. The American and Japanese Red Cross societies partnered together to host a blood drive in order to gather more donors than by just holding a blood drive on their own. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Dr. Terumasa Fujii, with the Japanese Red Cross Society, greets a U.S. Marine during the blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 7, 2017. Dr. Fujii was responsible for checking the donor’s blood pressure before giving blood. The drive ended with a total of 59 donors, 15 of which were U.S. service members, and approximately 24,000 milliliters of blood. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - Dr. Terumasa Fujii, with the Japanese Red Cross Society, greets a U.S. Marine during the blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 7, 2017. Dr. Fujii was responsible for checking the donor’s blood pressure before giving blood. The drive ended with a total of 59 donors, 15 of which were U.S. service members, and approximately 24,000 milliliters of blood. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)