Roxy is trying to get used to her new life as an army wife. She learns that the community's first impression of her isn't the one she planned.

Roxy deals with the news that Trevor has been deployed, then helps Denise with defensive training after she catches Jeremy attacking his mother; Pamela is forced to care for the twins while the biological parents are out of town; Joan's erratic behavior causes concern for Roland.

Trevor wants to adopt Roxy's sons but her ex refuses to sign the papers. Pamela decides to reveal the truth about the babies' birth and Denise has had enough with Jeremy's violent outbursts.

Denise is put under stress but this time not from Jeremy's abusive behavior. Her husband's chopper and has been downed and she waits for news about him. A soldier takes Roland and Claudia hostage.

Roxy learns a secret about Marilyn; Pamela gets bad news at Claudia Joy's Independence Day picnic; Roland asks Col. Holden to be lenient with Joan, who is considering retiring rather than face court-martial.

Denise gets a surprise; Claudia Joy is concerned about Amanda's relationship with Jeremy; Roxy's mother shows up unannounced.

Roxy's mother pays an unexpected visit and asks Pamela to help her plan a birthday party for Roxy to prove she has changed. Elsewhere, Jeremy decides to enlist, upsetting his mother, while the Holden's try to stop his budding romance with Amanda by telling her of his past abusive behavior.

The Holden's plan a family vacation to get Amanda away from Jeremy; Denise decides to return to work as a hospital nurse; Pamela runs into an old friend while Roxy makes a new one, a recently widowed single mother who must leave the post due to her husband's death.

Joan returns home early, determined to get her marriage back on track. Meanwhile, Denise misses Maj. Weatherford's party, where Claudia Joy overhears a heated dispute between Lenore Baker and her husband moments before he collapses, leaving Michael temporarily in charge at Fort Marshall.

Claudia Joy is urged to drop ties with her friend Hannah, who plans to testify before Congress on the possible friendly fire death of her husband in Afghanistan.

Frank refuses to see Jeremy before his deployment, but he reconsiders after meeting with Amanda and confronts his son about his abusive behavior. Elsewhere, Roland confesses to Joan.

Trevor asks Roxy to quit her job at the bar after a drunken fight breaks out there. Meanwhile, news of Joan's promotion prompts Roland to question her commitment to fixing their marriage.

The first season ends with an alarming discovery: Munitions are missing, prompting Michael to put the post on high alert and deploy the rest of the soldiers in response to what could be a terrorist plot.