5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gaige Clidinst, 33rd Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, left, walks alongside Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, after a flying tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Aiello’s visit facilitated open and honest conversation about the infrastructure and Kadena-specific limiting factors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andre Butler, 718 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk maintainer, left, briefs Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, on the on-going maintenance of the helicopters at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Aiello’s visit facilitated open and honest conversation about the infrastructure and limiting factors specific to Kadena AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brett Myers, 718 Civil Engineer Squadron housing flight superintendent, left, briefs Chief Master Sgt Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief on military housing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. While on the tour, the combined CES commanders talked with Aiello about the challenges of on and off base military housing and the recycling system on the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, tests the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s newest aircraft familiarization tool at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. Given the high pace of the theater, aircraft are not always available for training, so the AES created a simulated live patient training facility using virtual reality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, talks with Airmen assigned to the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit about the future of the base at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. For many of the Airmen, the coming months mean leaving Okinawa sooner than they thought, and Aiello talked with them about how to prepare for their next duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S Air Force Master Sgt. Dillon Wright, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron training flight chief, right, briefs U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, inside a model KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. Given the high pace of the theater, aircraft are not always available for training, so the AES created a simulated live patient training facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, talks with first sergeants during a First Sergeant Symposium at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. Aiello spent time with first sergeants from across the base to talk about how to connect to troops and work alongside leadership in their unique position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, left, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Dustin Sleight, 623rd Air Control Squadron senior enlisted leader, about Command and Control Operations with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. Aiello was briefed on the operations and on-going upgrades of the ACS, including their communications with the Japan Air Defense System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, 5th Air Force command chief, talks with an Airman Leadership School class about the intertwinement of leadership and followership at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. The class talked about Kadena’s posture, the future of the Air Force, and allies and partners supporting the mission beyond the Indo-Pacific theater/area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

5 AF/CCC shares the love with Kadena on Valentine's Day

Published Feb. 17, 2023
By Airman 1st Clas Alexis Redin
18th Wing Public Affairs

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