FLYING LABORATORY A U.S. Navy MZ-3A manned airship, the Advanced Airship Flying Laboratory, lands at Lake Front Airport in New Orleans, July 8, 2010, to provide logistical support for the Deepwater Unified Command and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard requested the Navy vehicle to help detect oil, direct skimming vessels and look for wildlife that may be threatened by oil. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 205605-D-HZF60-373.jpg Photo Gallery