On May 9, 1929 he was relieved as Commanding Officer of "Los Angeles" and assumed duty as the Commander of the Rigid Airship Training and Experimental Squadron at NAS Lakehurst. In August he was aboard the "Graf Zeppelin"s "Round the World" flight as observer and watch officer. On 27 June 1930 Rosendahl was assigned to the Bureau of Aeronautics, in Washington, D.C., and from October 21, 1931 to June 23, 1932 commanded the new dirigible , during which time experiments in the role as an airborne aircraft carrier were tried. Between July 1932 and June 1934 Rosendahl served at sea on board the battleship and heavy cruiser .