February Commander Corner, Post 911

February 2026

Greetings, fellow legionnaires. Now that the holidays are over and, hopefully, Winter is behind us, I look forward to a productive year and growth for the post. Lee

February Meeting Presentation of the state of the post and post budget looking ahead through 2026.

Nominations for Post Officers are now open. I have asked Adjutant Wolting to chair the nomination committee. This committee typically consists of three members. If interested in serving, please let Louis know. Positions to be nominated – Commander, 1st Vice Commander, 2nd Vice Commander, Finance Officer, Adjutant, Judge Advocate, Sgt at Arms. Per bylaws, all other positions and committee chairs are now appointed by the Executive Committee. Interested candidates will need to present their DD-214 to the Adjutant to verify service eligibility. Current Post membership is also a requirement.

SKYWARN /Weather Training

Have an interest in understanding severe weather? This year’s SKYWARN training is ON. The new training title is "Severe Weather and Flood Training”, which includes SKYWARN (weather spotting/reporting).

Details below. Note the two-part sign-up. Hope to see you there. Agenda and notes:

You MUST register for this training using this link: https://forms.gle/EcGLAv4Hy6XE1GSj6

You MUST also register for parking by navigating to this link https://vpermit.com/stedwards/ClaimableEvents/Claim, and entering the required information and the following claim code: SKYWARN2026

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: St. Edward's University, 3001 South Congress, Austin, Texas 78704 Jones Auditorium, RAGS (Ragsdale Campus Center) 101 Tentative Schedule: 830AM-835AM:

Welcome 835AM-900AM:

Introductions and Presentations from Austin Emergency Management and Travis County Emergency Management 900AM-920AM:

Presentation from St. Edwards University 920AM-1015AM:

Flood Aware - Review of July Flooding 1015AM-1030AM:

Break 1030AM-1130AM:

Basic Skywarn 1130AM-1220PM:

Advanced Skywarn - Review of

Austin Supercell 1220AM-1230PM: Wrap-up

Membership Dues

It's that time of year again – Annual membership dues are now due for the 2026 year. You can renew online or in person at any of our meetings. Reminder – Dues are now $50, of which the Legion keeps $45, and we get $5 to cover our operating expenses. Please reach out to Adjutant Louis Wolting if you have any questions.