Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 are prepared for search and recovery operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Perth, Australia, April 1, 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.