Thanks very much for the clarification, OAP!
It was those missions which led me to include a requirement for fully-automated 'outbound trail - loiter - inbound trail' mission planning and management for a certain non-RAF tanker's mission computer system. Which works very well!
For example, launch from Sicily, RV with receivers from an aircraft carrier, trail them to an eastern Mediterranean cast-off point, loiter on a tactical AARA to refuel fighters on CAP, then a second RV to trail the first receivers back to their boat after spreading peace and joy to some lucky sandpit residents.