The rangers were so successful that the umpires ordered them to retreat beyond the airport road, so that the Van Doos could finish unloading and set up camp. When the Van Doos were ready, the exercise was restarted, and the Van Doos were making their way slowly to the airport road when the Royal Yellowknife Air Force (RYAF) struck again.
The rangers proved too effective for the umpires to continue with; they ordered a retreat beyond the airport road so that the Van Doos could complete unloading and set up camp. When the Van Doos were prepared, the exercise resumed, and as they approached the airport road slowly, the RYAF launched another attack.