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USS KIDD JOINED USS PINCKNEY IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT MONDAY.
KIDD BRINGS THE SAME CAPABILITIES AS PINCKNEY WITH TWO SEARCH AND RESCUE SEAHAWK HELICOPTERS.
U.S. NAVY SHIPS ARE WORKING WITH SHIPS FROM MALAYSIA, CHINA, SINGAPORE AND OTHER NATIONS
IN THE SEARCH EFFORT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE U.S. NAVY HAS ONE MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT, A P-3C ORION FROM THE GREY KNIGHTS OF PATROL
SQUADRON 46, ON STATION FLYING FROM MALAYSIA.
"I'M EXTREMELY CONFIDENT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP. I THINK OF ALL THE PLATFORMS OUT THERE,
WE MIGHT HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING ABLE TO LOCATE THIS."
THE KIDD AND THE PINCKNEY ARE ON DEPLOYMENTS TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN CONDUCTING TRAINING
AND MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS.
FROM THE DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY, I'M PETTY OFFICER JEN BLAKE.