The USS Kidd – an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer halts search for missing Malaysian airliner after exhaustive search in the Indian Ocean. Pictured here: An armed 19 year old sailor aboard the USS Kidd somewhere in the Indian Ocean.
The Pentagon released a press notice by email to reporters today regarding a telephone call between Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
It read as follows:
“This evening, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke to Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Tun Hussein to discuss the ongoing search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Secretary Hagel conveyed that the United States remains fully committed to working with the Government of Malaysia to find the plane and that the U.S. Navy has re-tasked reconnaissance aircraft to search the “southern corridor” in the Indian Ocean. Secretary Hagel noted that this search mission is in many ways unprecedented and thanked Minister Hishammuddin for his government’s collaboration with international partners.
Finally, Secretary Hagel conveyed that he looks forward to seeing Minister Hishammuddin at the upcoming US -ASEAN Defense Forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, and noted the meeting will provide a good opportunity to continue discussions on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief among other areas of mutual concern.”
Source: DOD
See related report: Official says there’s ‘conclusive’ evidence missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was hijacked by someone ‘with flying experience’ as hunt zeroes in on two possible ‘routes’ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-divert-andaman-islands-article-1.1721523
See also: Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Flight 370 Update: 10 Days After Disappearance, Here’s What We Know. Read more here: http://www.wunderground.com/news/missing-malaysia-airlines-plane-flight-370-update-20140317
See report:US Navy ship ends search for missing Malaysian airliner; patrol aircraft continue hunt. Read more here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/17/us-navy-ship-ends-search-for-missing-malaysian-airliner-patrol-aircraft