Anchored & Armed

Anchored & Armed

Anchored and Armed is a podcast resource from Officers' Christian Fellowship (OCF). Hosted by Mackenzie, a dual military Air Force officer, and Naomi, a military spouse, each episode features honest conversations with women navigating faith and military life—whether you're a woman in uniform or love someone who is. From the unique challenges of dual military marriages to deployment, career decisions, motherhood, and everything in between, Mackenzie and Naomi create space for real talk about what it looks like to stay anchored in faith while armed for the mission. If you're part of the military community and looking for conversations that actually get what you're going through, this is for you.

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May 14, 2026 36 mins

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In this episode of Anchored & Armed, LTC Brittany Simmons, USA (Ret.), shares hard-earned wisdom about finding real, lasting, Christ-centered community through every stage of military life.

A 2002 graduate of United States Military Academy and retired Military Police officer with 20 years of Army service, Brittany reflects on deployments, loneliness, marriage, motherhood, PCS...

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In this episode of Anchored & Armed, hosts Mackenzie and Naomi sit down with Ellie "Dizzy" Cvancara, an Air Force fighter pilot and instructor, to explore the reality of loneliness as a married female officer. Drawing from her experience in the early months of marriage—marked by long work hours, frequent separations, and a lack of close community—Ellie shares honestly about t...

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February 11, 2026 40 mins

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In this episode of Anchored & Armed, hosts Mackenzie and Naomi continue their mini-series on loneliness by exploring the topic from the perspective of a Christian military spouse with guest Kristen Strong.  

Kristen is an author, speaker, and longtime advocate for military spouses, known for books including Desperate Woman Seeks Friends and Girl Meets Change. Drawing from her...

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Today's episode kicks off OCF's newest podcast, Anchored & Armed, designed to share conversations with women of faith in the military.

Hosted by Air Force officer Mackenzie and military spouse Naomi, their inaugural episode features guest Patti Broderick and kicks off a four-part series focused on the topic of loneliness. Patti's military journey spans multiple roles...

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