Holcomb plans to attend the upcoming workshop and commission meetings before he officially returns to an active role of county commissioner.
Commissioner Holcomb returned home from Southwest Asia, where he was serving in the United States Navy Reserve. Holcomb was deployed in May 2016. In March of this year John Mitten was temporarily assigned to Holcomb’s seat (District 4) on the county commission by Gov. Rick Scott.
“It was my honor to serve in Operation Inherent Resolve(Iraq/Syria) and Operation Resolute Support (Afghanistan), it was a life changing experience!” said Commissioner Holcomb on his return. He surprised his family at Crosspoint Church on Memorial Day.
He also served on the Master Air Attack Plan team in the Combat Plans Division of the Air Operations Center in Southwest Asia. Additionally, Holcomb is a lead senior software consultant for FIS Wealth Management Systems and has been employed there for 16 years. Commissioner Holcomb was elected to the Board of County Commissioners in November 2014. He served as second vice chairman during his first year of office.