08/10/2026
The Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center team is back from our out-of-state blood drives and welcomes our local donors to give life-saving blood to the Armed Services Blood Program. Our doors are open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Wednesday and everyone is encouraged to give.
All donors receive a free t-shirt, some juice and cookies and a heart-felt “thank you” for donating.
Donors completing their third ASBP donation receive a Certificate of Achievement, worth five promotion points.
Fort Leonard Wood Regulation 690-12, Civilian Personnel Leave Administration, encourages governmenet civilian employees to give blood, granting them excused absence for the time necessary to donate blood, recuperate afterward and travel to and from the donation site. The maximum excused absence will not exceed four hours. Please coordinate donation time with your supervisor.
Potential blood donors must weigh at least 116 pounds, be at least 17 years old and feeling well for at least three days before the drive. They must also be well hydrated and have eaten something before donating.
Those wanting to donate should know what foreign countries they’ve traveled to in the past 12 months and bring a photo ID (military ID, driver’s license, etc) with them. They’ll need it to check in.
The Armed Services Blood Program is the official blood supplier for the U.S. military. Blood goes directly to medical facilities at deployed locations around the world as well as military hospitals on installations throughout the Department of War.
The military health system requires hundreds of units of blood every day. It's the ASBP's mission to ensure that blood is available to medical providers, but that can’t be done without volunteer donors like you. So, if you have your health, celebrate it by giving blood to those who are not as fortunate. We look forward to seeing you soon. For more information, all 573-596-6150.