F-16 Timeline

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16 Jun 1987 US Navy aggressor squadron VF-126 receives its first F-16N at NAS Miramar, California.
1 Jul 1994 US Navy F-16 aggressor squadron VF-43 disbands at NAS Oceana, Virginia.
22 Jun 1982 USAF Arial Demonstration Squadron receive their first F-16A painted in Thunderbird markings at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
26 Jul 1996 524th Fighter Squadron activates with the F-16 at Cannon AFB, New Mexico after converting from the F-111F which were sent to AMARC.
30 Aug 2007 524th Fighter Squadron disbands at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
23 May 2007 523rd Fighter Squadron disbands at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
21 Dec 2007 522nd Fighter Squadron disbands at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
18 Sep 1995 First flight of a 522nd Fighter Squadron F-16 while converting from the F-111F which were retired to AMARC.
30 Jun 1989 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron disbands at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
12 Nov 1998 428th Fighter Squadron activates at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
6 Jul 2005 428th Fighter Squadron disbands at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
31 Aug 1995 307th Fighter Squadron disbands at Moody AFB, Georgia.
30 Sep 1992 307th Fighter Squadron officially moves from Homestead AFB, Florida to Moody AFB, Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Andrew.
30 Jun 2003 78th Fighter Squadron deactivates at Shaw AFB, South Carolina.
3 Jan 1994 After converting from the F-111 to the F-16 and moving to Shaw AFB, South Carolina, the 77th Fighter Squadron reactivated.
30 Apr 2001 Both the 68th and 69th Fighter Squadrons disbanded at Moody AFB, Georgia.
1 Apr 1987 Both the 68th and 69th Tactical Fighter Squadrons activate with the F-16 at Moody AFB, Georgia.
5 Oct 1990 64th Aggressor Squadron deactivates at Nellis AFB, Nevada but reactivates again in 2003.
3 Oct 2003 64th Aggressor Squadron reactivated for the second time with the F-16 at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
1 Jan 1994 19th Fighter Squadron of the USAF moves to Alaska and converts from the F-16C/D to the F-15C/D.
31 Dec 1993 17th FS, of the USAF, disbands at Shaw AFB, South Carolina.
3 Feb 2003 16th Weapons Squadron of the USAF reactivated at Nellis AFB, Nevada retaining the history of the first operational F-16 squadron.
30 Jun 1986 USAF 16th TFS deactivated at Hill AFB, Utah. First operational squadron in the Viper and also the first out of the viper.
1 Jan 1979 The USAF's 16th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron activates at Hill AFB, Utah in anticipation of receiving the F-16.
16 Mar 2007 USAF 389th FS from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho officially converted from the F-16C/D to the F-15E.
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