sent two Navy ships and an airplane equipped with long-range radar to help in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which has gone missing in the South China Sea. Full story here. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Walter T. Ham IV, File)

A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the USS Pinckney during a crew swap before returning on task in the search and rescue for the missing Malaysian airlines flight MH370 on March 9, 2013 at sea in the Gulf of Thailand. The flight had 227 passengers from 14 nations, mainly China, and 12 crew members. According to the Malaysia Airlines website, three Americans, including one infant, were also aboard. (Photo by Senior Chief Petty …