BILOXI, Miss. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Dennis, Jr., inspects sorbent boom at the Point Cadet Vessel of Opportunity (VOO) staging area, July, 20, 2010. Sorbent boom is used to absorb oil sheens that may be on the water in the Biloxi area. Dennis' home before deploying to help with the largest oil spill response in U.S. history is Mays Landing, N.J., where he is a food service specialist - or cook when on reserve duty. Coast Guard photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Zach Zubricki.