Realistically, what they will probably do is send a B-2 from whiteman AFB, refuel it over the ocean, drop about 8 JDAMs on insignificant targets, turn back home refuel again a time or two and RTB about 28 hours later and call it a day.
Plus a few tomahawks because they look really cool being fired from ships and make for good news clips.
So to your point, yes pilots will still be used.