 Despite his longing for the ocean after six months in the desert, McHale adjusts to the new routine, although his dependence on red tape and the chain of command bemuses Wyatt.Three weeks before they are to be relieved, the Argos 6 team learns that a Japanese cavalry battalion is scouring the desert for the unit, and McHale starts work constructing defenses for the outpost.The group is also baffled when nomadic Mongols camp at the station's oasis.