Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Stevenson, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load team chief, performs phase maintenance onunder an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 20, 2025. Phase maintenance occurs when an A-10 aircraft hits 600 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Airmen perform phase maintenance in the cockpit of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 20, 2025. Phase maintenance is a process where the entire aircraft is taken apart, inspected, repaired and put back together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Dyer, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, operates an MHU-83 Bomb Lift Truck during phase maintenance at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 20, 2025. Phase maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft can take up to two weeks of around the clock work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Airmen remove the ammunition drum from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 20, 2025. Phase maintenance is a process where the entire aircraft is taken apart, inspected, repaired and put back together to keep the aircraft operational. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

A U.S. Air Force Airman looks underneath an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during phase maintenance at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 23, 2025. Phase maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft can take up to two weeks of around-the-clock work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Airmen remove the GAU-8 Avenger Gatling Gun from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 23, 2025. The Airmen worked together to remove the gatling gun in under 10 minutes, a process which typically takes an hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Airmen successfully remove the GAU-8 Avenger Gatling Gun from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during phase maintenance at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 23, 2025. Phase maintenance is a process where the entire aircraft is taken apart, inspected, repaired and put back together to keep the aircraft operational. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)

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Phase Maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II

Published Nov. 20, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd
355th Wing

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Stevenson, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load team chief, performs phase maintenance onunder an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 20, 2025. Phase maintenance occurs when an A-10 aircraft hits 600 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jaden Kidd)