U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 1st Class Robert Pillars, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, enters a P-8A Poseidon aircraft in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 18, 2014, before its flight to assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. U.S. Navy ships and aircraft were dispatched to assist a multinational search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared March 8, 2014, over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people aboard.