Hei wāhanga o tēnei mahi, ko ngā kaimahi o te United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) e mahi ana mai i tētahi turanga i Udon Thani, Thailand, i riro i a rātou te tautoko o te 30,000 ki te 36,000 o ngā tāngata kāore i te ture, tae atu ki ngā hōia Hmong e mau ana i te taumahatanga o te whawhai ki te raki o Laos. I tukuna e Air America, he kamupene rererangi i utua e te CIA, he rīwai me ngā patu mai i ōna C-46 me C-47 ki ngā wāhi motuhake o Hmong, i ētahi wā kei muri i ngā rārangi hoariri. I whakamahia e ngā momo waka rererangi e rere ana, e tau ana, he rerenga paru i wahia mai i te ngahere e te Hmong. Ko nga tangata kore ture, i mohiotia ko te ope ngaro
, i whai wāhi ki te āwhina ki te whakaora i te tokomaha o ngā kaiāwhina rererangi o Te Hononga o Amerika i patua ki raro i Laos. I tenei wa, ko te kaiarahi Hmong a Vang Pao kua eke ki te taumata o te rangatira i roto i te Royal Lao Army me te whakahau i te Rohe Tuarua o te Rohe.