Coboros Davis, left, airframe mechanic, and D.J. Bowman, aircraft worker, use the V-22 sponson bladder sling to lift an Osprey’s sponson fuel bladder from a crate on Fleet Readiness Center East’s V-22 Osprey aircraft line. FRCE worked with a vendor to develop the new sling, also called a “dog bone,” which helps artisans lift and move the fuel bladders more safely and efficiently.

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