U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 3rd Class Michael Herman, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, checks the structural integrity of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft before a mission in Perth, Australia, April 2, 2014. 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.