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Michiel Voet: Why Every Military Should Have a Dedicated Blood Unit

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Feb 3, 2026, 14:16

Michiel Voet: Why Every Military Should Have a Dedicated Blood Unit

Michiel Voet, Military Medical Logistics Advisor at LS Innoventa bv, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Why I think every military should have a unit dedicated to blood

Blood is not ‘just another medical supply.’ It’s a mission enabler. No blood, no mission.

Yet blood is still often treated as a logistical afterthought by tactical leaders.

That’s a mistake. It should be in the Military decision making process from the early beginning.

A dedicated military blood unit (might be between platoon and compagnies size for smaller countries) responsible from donor to delivery to Role 1 could be a great solution. Here’s why:

Specialists that control the coldchain / warm chain.
Will result in less cold chain failure. Whether by land, air or sea, equipping them with the right logistics will enable them to serve all units.
Medical personnel can focus on medical skills, rather than on cold chain management and rotating blood in and out.
Their experience will push R&D. (E.g. blood in arctic, parachuting blood in, blood transport with drones, different types of blood products,…)
End-to-end ownership from donation, screening, storage, transport, traceability
Properly organized walking blood banks
Easily scalable when the situation asks for it
Could support also disasters out of the military.

Composition?

C2: Logistical officer plus Medical officer (with transfusion background)
Transfusion oversight: heamatologist, transfusion medicine physician, senior CC nurse
Donor management, WBB cell: nurses trained in donor screening
Blood Collection, processing and quality: nurses trained in blood collection. Lab nurses
Cold Chain Operations: Medical log officers and NCO’s
Training, Capability Development: medical instructors, transfusion trainers
Support cell: Legal advisor, data specialists,…

Could work don’t you think?

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