LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Name and Rank: Tech. Sgt. Adrian Tijam
Unit: 314th Maintenance Group
Official Duty title: Quality Assurance Inspector
Hometown: Iriga City, Philippines
Time in service: 8 years
Time at Little Rock: 4 years
Goals: Complete last two remaining courses for bachelor’s degree and apply for Officer Training School
Hobbies: Going to the gym, volleyball, deer hunting, exploring the great outdoors
Tijam is currently filling an E-7 role as Chief Inspector for 314th MXG’s Quality Assurance.
Additionally, Tijam also serves as the Weight & Balance Program Manager, overseeing a five-member team through two aircraft inventories, aircraft configuration updates, where they sifted through 734 aircraft assets.
Finally, his team validated inventory charts, ensuring accurate center of gravity calculations which enabled 820 flight hours, 966 sorties, and 82 aircrew graduates.