U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, center, and Rear Adm. Naoki Sonoda, commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Fleet Air Wing 31, right, view memorabilia from Dolan’s air rescue mission at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force hangar, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 29, 2015. During a brief stop at the installation, Dolan took time to visit the JMSDF members who rescued him after an aircraft collision, forcing Dolan to eject from his F-16, 630 nautical miles away from Tokyo into the Pacific Ocean. Almost two decades later, Dolan and his saviors reconnected.
Date Taken: | 09.29.2015 |
Date Posted: | 10.08.2015 00:45 |
Photo ID: | 2220812 |
VIRIN: | 150929-M-QA203-014 |
Resolution: | 3672x2476 |
Size: | 5.28 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, JP |
Web Views: | 24 |
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