Greetings to our constituents, fellow Floridians, and to all Americans. It is once again time for our weekly update, as the weeks just continue to fly past.

Next week at this time I shall be back “in the box” - that's what we in the military refer to as being in the combat zone, Afghanistan. It has been three and a half years since I left Kandahar and I am truly looking forward to returning and being with our men and women in uniform.