Every time I see one of our platforms on a flight line, I don’t just see aluminum and engineering—I see a shield. A covering. A commitment to the men and women who wear the uniform.

From the start, serving the Department of Defense has been one of the deepest honors of my life. I’ve always had an immense respect for the military. But SAFE didn’t start with a defense contract—it started with a calling.

I knew early on that I wanted SAFE Structure Designs to do more than manufacture equipment. I wanted it to serve people. Real people. Warriors. Families. Maintenance techs doing dangerous jobs in dangerous conditions, too often with subpar tools.

That calling led me onto bases across the country. I sat in safety briefings. I walked the hangar floors. I stood under the aircraft next to the maintainers and asked one question: "What do you need?"

And I listened.

It was there—in those conversations—that I began to understand the real needs. Not just technical specs. Human pain points. The awkward lean that strains a back. The ladder that slips. The hours lost repositioning poorly designed stands. Every insight became a blueprint. Every problem became our mission.

We don’t sell a one-size-fits-all product. We customize every platform to the specific aircraft and environment. F-16? Black Hawk? Chinook? Each one has unique contours, clearances, and challenges. We account for all of it—ergonomics, OSHA compliance, storage needs, rapid mobility. But the goal is always the same: build the safest, smartest solution possible.

Still, I don’t believe specs alone make us different.

We pray over every platform. That’s not just a phrase. That’s a posture.

Before it leaves our shop, we lay hands on it. We ask God to protect the tech who stands on it. To bless the hands that assembled it. To multiply its impact beyond what we can see. Because we’re not just building products—we’re building peace of mind.

I’ll never forget the first time we delivered a platform to a Special Ops hangar. One of the crew members walked up to me afterward and said, “No one’s ever built something this thoughtful for us before.”

That moment is burned into my memory.

It wasn’t the platform itself that made the difference—it was the heart behind it. They knew we cared. That we didn’t cut corners. That we designed every inch with their safety and success in mind.

That’s what we mean when we say we protect those who protect us.

It’s not just a slogan. It’s our reason for getting out of bed every morning.

Our team at SAFE knows this isn’t just another contract. It’s a sacred trust. When the military counts on us, we show up with everything we’ve got. We overbuild. We overdeliver. We pray harder. And then we follow up to make sure what we delivered is still serving well months, even years later.

Because when you build for warriors, you don’t cut corners.

You give your best. Every time.

And that’s exactly what we’ll keep doing.