B-2s out of Missouri will be used. But what are the C-130s doing there? Transporting troops or missiles or both?
The C-130s are the support for the RAF Typhoons and Hawks. The Hawk training jets are used for dissimilar air combat to teach the new students on the training Eurofighter Typhoon Squadron. The Guardian story is simply a journalist scooping up info from commercial pilots without checking. The 29 Squadron Operation Conversion Unit deployment is a regular occurrence as is their support aircraft such as Hawks and C-130s.