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January
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21 Jan 1990
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Worldwide F-16 fleet surpasses three million flight hours.
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February
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27 Feb 1990
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RBAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Crown I order.
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May
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3 May 1990
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NASA Dryden, co-located at Edwards Air Force Base, completes first flight using an F-16XL for laminar flow studies.
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June
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25 Jun 1990
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Completion of flight testing of F-16 Block 40 Global Positioning System (GPS).
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August
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28 Aug 1990
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The 388th TFW deploys in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm and becomes the first unit to fly the LANTIRN system in combat
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October
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5 Oct 1990
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64th Aggressor Squadron deactivates at Nellis AFB, Nevada but reactivates again in 2003.
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6 Oct 1990
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The US embargoes F-16 deliveries to Pakistan, and a total of 28 Pakistan F-16A/B Block 15OCU aircraft are put in flyable hold storage in the Sonoran desert.
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December
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6 Dec 1990
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Portugal orders 20 F-16s (Peace Atlantis I) becoming the 17th customer.
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20 Dec 1990
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RTAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Naresuan II order.
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