151110-N-PX557-021 NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 10, 2015) Blood is collected from Cmdr. Barbara Mertz, public affairs officer for U.S. Naval War College (NWC), during a Rhode Island Blood Center blood drive at NWC in Newport, Rhode Island. The blood drive served as an opportunity for students, staff and faculty of NWC to support the Rhode Island community and donate to the Rhode Island Blood Center, which is the sole supplier of blood products to hospitals in Rhode Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl/Released)