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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kyle Atakturk, left, and Lt. j.g. Nicholas Horton pilot a P-8A Poseidon during a mission to assist in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 over the Indian Ocean, March 19, 2014. Atakturk and Horton are naval aviators assigned to Patrol Squadron 16, which is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

INDIAN OCEAN SEARCH

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kyle Atakturk, left, and Lt. j.g. Nicholas Horton pilot a P-8A Poseidon during a mission to assist in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 over the Indian Ocean, March 19, 2014. Atakturk and Horton are naval aviators assigned to Patrol Squadron 16, which is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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