Phillip Thompson (Herbert, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Joseph Phil Laycock, Dan Lyon, Max Nugent, Alex Naggs. These are the soldiers who are still missing after their MRH-90 crashed in training at Talisman Sabre. To the families, friends, loved ones, the fathers, sons, husbands, partners, mates, our ADF family and children whose dads are missing—I'm sorry. There are 800 members of the ADF right now searching for these four Australian soldiers.

I had the honour of serving with Alex Naggs, the nicest, kindest person I've ever met and someone that was just there listening and who would talk to everyone—a happy guy. His mates are out on the ocean now searching for him. The ADF family is just like any other family. We were so close. The people that have served with these brave men are out there searching for them. Our thoughts, our prayers and our hearts are with their families during this time.