3月9日，美国海军“平克尼”号驱逐舰在泰国湾搜寻失踪的马来西亚航空公司MH370航班，其搭载的MH-60R“海鹰”直升机正准备起飞执行搜索任务。（United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter (HSM-78 Det 2) of the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) approaches to conduct a crew swap prior to returning on task in the search and rescue for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. 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.）

2014年3月9日早上7点53分，日本冲绳嘉手纳空军基地，美国海军P-3C反潜巡逻机起飞前往泰国湾，协助搜索失踪的马来西亚航空公司MH370航班。抵达目标海域后，该机的剩余燃料大约可滞空三个小时左右。（A P-3C Orion aircraft departs from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, to aid in the search efforts of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The P-3C brings long-range search, radar and communications capabilities to the efforts. 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. ）