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24 Mar 1996
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Singapore orders 12 F-16s (Direct Commercial Sale).
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Apr 1996
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USAF ANG 149th FS/192nd FW becomes mission capable on a new reconnaissance pod, turning its F-16s into a capable recce platform.
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Apr 1996
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TUAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Onyx II order.
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May 1996
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F-16s from the ANG 149th FS/192nd FW equiped with a new recce pod start flying recce missions over Bosnia in support of peace-keeping operations, marking the first deployment of USAF F-16s in the recce role.
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May 1996
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Egypt orders 21 F-16s (Peace Vector V).
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15 Jun 1996
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The 4th FS/388th FW conducts largest three-day surge ever recorded for an 18-aircraft F-16 unit - 320 sorties in 72 hours
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Jul 1996
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RoCAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Fenghuang order.
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26 Jul 1996
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524th Fighter Squadron activates with the F-16 at Cannon AFB, New Mexico after converting from the F-111F which were sent to AMARC.
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29 Jul 1996
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Jordan orders 16 F-16s (Peace Falcon I) becoming the 19th customer.
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1996
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Denmark orders 4 F-16s as attrition replacements.
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Aug 1996
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USAFE's 31st FW at Aviano AB is the first F-16 unit to employ Night Vision Goggles.
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1996
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Maj. Erik A. Hutchins wins the 1996 Semper Viper award, after landing his F-16 experiencing an engine oil system failure that filled the cockpit with smoke.
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15 Sep 1996
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Bahrain agrees to host 26 American F-16s, becoming the second Gulf country to allow US forces to operate from its soil in the confrontation with Iraq.
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5 Nov 1996
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F-16 delivers first guided JDAM bomb.
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12 Nov 1996
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The first MLU production kits have been delivered ahead of schedule, marking the start of the production phase of the MLU program.
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25 Nov 1996
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USAF F-16 fleet records lowest single-engine fighter mishap rate in U.S. Air Force history, logging a Class A mishap rate of 2.15 accidents per 100,000 flying hours over a total of 377,000 flying hours for FY 1996.
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4 Dec 1996
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USAF F-16s pass 5 million flying hours.
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