Blood Type Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ivy Gaskins, a hospital corpsman, uses a pipette to mix a red blood count suspension to confirm the donor's blood type in the Naval Medical Center San Diego Blood Bank in San Diego, March 2, 2009. All blood products in the NMCSD Blood Bank are screened for diseases. Blood type is confirmed before being stored, shipped or used in patients. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.39 MB) Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jake Berenguer VIRIN: 090302-N-ZZ999-030M.JPG Photo Gallery