172d AW Wins National Guard Maintenance Effectiveness Award Published June 13, 2016 By TSgt Ed Staton 172d AW . -- Members of the 172d Airlift Wing were the recipients of the Air National Guard Maintenance Effectiveness Award, Category I, Small Unit. The maintainers are essential in keeping the wing's fleet of C-17 Globemaster aircraft ready for the series of global airlift missions that the wing flies. Maj. Gen. William O. Hill, Commander Mississippi Air National Guard, presented the Air National Guard Maintenance Effectiveness Award (small unit category) to 172d Maintenance Group at Thompson Field, Jackson, Miss., June 4, 2016. Pictured L-R, Chief Master Sgt. David Easterling, Chief Master Sgt. Raymond May, Chief Master Sgt. Norman Hatch, Maj. Gen. William O. Hill, Chief Master Sgt. Willis Allen, Senior Master Sgt. Clarence Hayes and Tech Sgt Telshaun Davis