Our MissionDevelop and grow a National Network of Nonprofits, Franchises and Small Businesses who Support our Defenders by offering, discounts or other offers as well as job and career opportunities that will Enhance the lives of our Active Military, Veterans, First Responders and their Families.Our whole purpose is to create a community platform that "Joins" us together through a Network to support one another. Our motto is "Faith, Family and Freedom." We accomplish this by first, taking care of our most deserving Patriots and their families who have put themselves in arms way to defend and uphold our freedoms, second, by helping to strengthen our middle class and small business owners who keep America's economy "alive and thriving" with employment and opportunity for the American Dream to be possible. We thank the brave men & women who take a risk everyday to make America great again!!! I am the Director of Business Development & Military Liaison with Defenders Gateway. In addition, I have a successful coaching business as a Certified Life Coach and a Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Mental Emotional Release Therapy (MER), and Hypnotherapy Master Practitioner. My certifications are accredited by the Association of Integrative Psychology. In my free time, I volunteer as a Personal/Professional Development Coach for Convergence Seminars and Personal Success Institute (PSI). I specialize in “the human condition” through the evidence of one’s design, behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, skills, talents, and personality. I am a visionary, strategist, innovator, and unifier. My motto is to “leave people and things better than I found them, and I leave better than I came.” I am the proud father of three beautiful children and three grandsons who call me "Papa Tugs." I am a retired Air Force military veteran of 26 years who served my country faithfully with a total of 8 duty stations, 7 overseas tours and the privilege of visiting over 44 different countries. I truly see the world as my playground. My father, Robert Scott Tuggle, also served our country Posthumously by giving his life defending our freedoms. In 2018, I was a co-contributor in the successful launch of the Defender’s Gateway company in 2018 where I held the position of sales representative for the Western Region. Currently I am the Director of Business Development and Military Liaison for Defenders Gateway. Defenders Gateway (short video) https://youtu.be/yrLHcc-yLI0