Brooke Shields Joins Army Wives Cast

Southampton resident Brooke Shields made her long-awaited debut on Army Wives seventh episode last week. Shields plays Colonel Kat Young, a brash C-17 pilot who shakes things up on the military base. Army Wives airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on Lifetime.

In Sunday’s episode, titled “Blood and Treasure,” Michael and Kat (played by Shields) bond at a non-work function, Patrick reluctantly breaks it off with Gloria to keep the peace within his unit, Roland gives Joan an ultimatum and Maggie discovers Caroline has been lying about her whereabouts after school.

See all the drama when Army Wives episode 9, “Blood and Treasure,” airs on Sunday, May 5 at 9 p.m.

Watch Shields talk about her role in Army Wives in the video below.