After a CNN article reported that CENTCOM disputed an Air Force press release that claimed there had been an attempted hijacking during the HKIA evacuations, the press release was scrubbed of any mention of the incident.
Fairchild Air Force Base saw 20 aircraft in their KC-135 fleet conduct a Minimum Interval Take-Off as part of a proficiency and readiness exercise conducted by the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Sept. 29, 2021.