Reference the Fairford missions now routing through the Strait of Gibraltar - looks like it because the French have closed their airspace to bombing missions.
It's starting to look like this French Air Force visit to RAF Fairford, coinciding with a US C-40 visit, may have been senior French and CENTCOM officials meeting regarding US bombers flying over France... The bombers since have been flying via Gibraltar... perhaps France said no more?!
It’s very likely, 02-0042 went to MacDill just days prior, likely to pick up Adm. Cooper.
Also worth noting, SecAF & CSAF normally don’t use the C-40s operated by the 89th Airlift Wing.