If you've noticed a dirigible floating over Ocean County skies, that's the Navy's MZ-3A research vessel hangared at Lakehurst, rescued from mothballs by a new agreement with the Army.

Blimp U.S. Navy in Lakehurst NJ, by Ilya Hemlin Townsquare Media
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A spokesman says the 178-foot airship will be used for testing surveillance and sensor devices mostly at Naval Systems Command Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.

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