* Presentation abstract (if any): Deployment is a unique case of work-related separation characterized by uncertainty and restricted contact between deploying soldiers and their non-deployed spouses (NDSs). Stress and potential trauma accompanying deployment diminish martial satisfaction. The current investigation uses repeated-measure surveys collected from female NDSs (N = 86) to examine contact-seeking, extramarital attraction, the strength of attachment to their spouses, and the lack of which conceptualized as detachment, before, during, and after deployment. We also examine these constructs among NDSs as a function of child abuse exposure - a factor associated with patterns of responding to loss and separation within attachment relationships. Results find that child abuse history positively correlates with detachment during deployment and that detachment during deployment predicts extramarital attraction after reunion. Further, detachment during deployment mediates the association between child abuse history and extramarital attraction. The current study enhances our understanding regarding NDSs’ attachment strength throughout the deployment cycle and provides insight on the role of child abuse exposure. * Attachment: