Australia and the United States’ top defence and foreign policy officials have paid tribute to the four defence personnel who are feared dead after a military helicopter crashed near Hamilton Island.
Australia and the United States’ top defence and foreign policy officials have paid tribute to the four defence personnel who are feared dead after a military helicopter crashed near Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays during a joint training exercise.
The Defence Force has notified the families of the incident, which happened in waters near Lindeman Island.“The families of the four aircrew have been notified of this incident and our hopes and thoughts are very much with the aircrew and their families ... [and] the efforts of the search and rescue crews as they go about their work right now.”Marles said it was still early days and more information would be provided about the incident.
The helicopter crash has cast a shadow over the annual Australia-United States Ministerial consultations in Brisbane, the primary forum at which the two nations set the strategic direction for their military alliance. “Our first thoughts are with the loved ones of the missing,” the statement read. “All Australians hold them in our hearts and we hold onto hope as the search and rescue teams go about their work right now.”
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles arriving for the meeting for AUSMIN talks in Brisbane.At the time of that crash, Marles said the MRH-90s had been in the Defence Force for a “considerable amount of time”, and the helicopters would be replaced with Black Hawks.
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