US Forces Japan commander reconnects with Japanese service members who saved his life [Image 4 of 4]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, JAPAN

09.29.2015

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Quezada 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, right, and Rear Adm. Naoki Sonoda, commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Fleet Air Wing 31, left, say their goodbyes at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force hangar, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 29, 2015. Dolan set aside time during his brief stop at the station to reconnect with the JMSDF service members who rescued him after an aircraft collision almost two decades ago. Dolan ejected from his F-16, 630 nautical miles away from Tokyo into the Pacific Ocean, where he was saved almost five hours later by the Japanese aircraft rescue crew.

• Date Taken: 09.29.2015
• Date Posted: 10.08.2015 00:45
• Photo ID: 2220815
• VIRIN: 150929-M-QA203-020
• Resolution: 3840x2560
• Size: 5.39 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, JP