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    US Forces Japan commander reconnects with Japanese service members who saved his life

    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, 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.

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    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

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