Controversy erupts on the base when Claudia Joy discovers that her old friend, Hannah White (Ann Cusack), is returning to the post not only for a ceremony that's honoring her late husband, Derrick, but also to reveal that she's going to testify before Congress to uncover the truth about his death in Afghanistan. The confrontation leaves Claudia Joy in the middle, between Michael's urging to cut ties with Hannah in order to protect the Army's image.