ISLAND girls cannot resist going to the beach, wherever it is.
Master Sgt. Tiona Jones of the United States Air Force, daughter of Richard and Celina Farrell and a graduate of Tinian High School, has been assigned to Thule Air Base, Greenland, 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles from the North Pole.
Thule Air Base is now part of the United States Space Force and is the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces.
As the first sergeant, Tiona is responsible for advising leaders on any adverse trends affecting the readiness, health, morale, resiliency, welfare, and discipline of Airmen and Guardians on Thule. Basically, her job is to take care of people!
Tiona said the hardest part of adjusting to life in Thule Greenland is learning how to sleep while it is currently daylight 24-hours a day.
Air Force Master Sgt. Tiona Jones displays the CNMI flag for the first time in Greenland, right before taking the traditional “polar plunge” into arctic waters.
Air Force Master Sgt. Tiona Jones and friends in Greenland.
