A complete blood count (CBC) gives important information about the kinds and numbers of cells in the blood, especially red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. A CBC helps your doctor check any symptoms, such as weakness, fatigue, or bruising, you may have. The hemoglobin molecule fills up the red blood cells. 2  It carries oxygen and gives the blood cell its red color. 3  The hemoglobin test measures the amount of hemoglobin in blood and is a good measure of the blood's ability to carry oxygen throughout the body.
Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 â December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century..
In 1902, Mahan popularised the term  Middle East , which he used in the article The Persian Gulf and International Relations, published in September in the National Review. Mahan became rear admiral in 1906 by an act of Congress promoting all retired captains who had served in the Civil War. Mahan Hall at the United States Military Academy was named for his father, Dennis Hart Mahan. 2  A. T. Mahan Elementary School and A. T. Mahan High School at Keflavik Naval Air Station in Iceland, were also named in his honor.